Gartner Expert
Yuko Adachi
Distinguished VP Analyst
Yuko Adachi is a distinguished VP, Analyst and Gartner Fellow, where she covers CIO leadership, IT workforce planning, IT organization/talent development and culture change. She has been helping CIOs to develop talent strategies, build talent development programs and promote culture change, with a holistic view of technology and sourcing trends as well as unique local culture and customs in different countries. She also facilitates workshops for CIOs and other leaders for leadership development and culture change.
Previous experience
In her previous position with Gartner, Ms. Adachi was a leading analyst for the sourcing, procurement and vendor management area. She delivered quality of research and advisory for CIOs and function leaders to make better decisions of insourcing and outsourcing. Before joining Gartner, she worked for a credit rating company in Tokyo. She is knowledgeable about the IT industry because of her intensive analytical work on electronics and the electronics industry.
Professional background
Mikuni & Co.
Financial Analyst
Bausch & Lomb
Financial Analyst
Areas of coverage
CIO Leadership, Culture and People
Education
M.A., University of Chicago
B.A., English, Tsuda College
B.A., Economics, Keio University, Japan
Top Issues That I Help Clients Address
1Planning IT talent acquisition and development
2Creating a bimodal team
3Managing culture and mindset changes to accelerate digital business transformation
4Motivating senior IT staff members