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Valerie A. Logan
VP Analyst
Valerie A. Logan is a Research Vice President in the Data and Analytics group within Gartner Research, where she covers data and analytics leadership, strategy, organization and change management, with specialization in CDOs and data literacy. She is a member of the Office of the CDO (Chief Data Officer) research team.
Previous experience
Ms. Logan has more than 25 years of experience, including two decades of global consulting practice management in the information and intelligence domains, and five years of applied experience in the telecommunications industry at both field and enterprise levels. She is an active and passionate thought leader in the areas of information sciences and business intelligence strategies, supporting clients with their information and analytics evolution. She is a natural systems thinker - able to understand and distill complex concepts and systems for general understanding. She is recognized as a pioneer in innovative consulting practices - recognized by Consulting Magazine in 2008 as one of the eight top women in global consulting. She is known as an inspiring motivator, genuine advisor and change agent - driven by a passion to synthesize information to solve real-world problems.
Professional background
HP (via Knightsbridge acquisition)
VP Strategy and Portfolio - Information Management and Analytics Services
IBM (via PwC Consulting acquisition)
Global Program Director - Business Intelligence
US West Communications
Manager of Process Re-engineering
Areas of coverage
Data and Analytics Leaders
Data Management Solutions
Education
M.S., Applied Mathematics (Area of Concentration: Operations Research), New Mexico State University
B.S., Mathematics, State University of New York College, Buffalo
Top Issues That I Help Clients Address
1Chief Data Officers; Data and Analytics Leadership
2Fostering Data Literacy and Information as a Second Language (ISL)
3Organizational change, including maturity models and capability assessments
4Emerging information ecosystems and exchanges
5Advanced analytics, big data use cases