My professional focus is on understanding the business agenda of CIO's and IT Executives in banking and financial service institutions. Gartner's trusted research, analysis and advice helps my teams CIO's ensure the success of their key initiatives, get the most value from their IT purchases and run a world-class organization. We deliver on the following universal needs:▪ Road Maps for Success▪ Product/ Service Selection; Pricing & Terms▪ Benchmarks▪ Peer Networking▪ Professional DevelopmentIt is therefore vital for us to understand the technology priorities and challenges of CIO's and align Gartner resources to support these technology priorities.Specialties▪ Information Technology – insight into technology trends, initiatives and benchmarks through 1000+ subject matter experts engaging in hundreds of thousands client interactions annually. Our analysts have a unique perspective, real world experience, and rigorous analytical processes.▪ Strategic Consulting – holding strategic business conversations with IT executives in order to change the perception of "IT as an Engine Room"​ to "IT is the Business"​▪ Contract Reviews – working directly with 1000+ analysts who review my clients'​ hardware, software, telecommunications and maintenance contracts for best in class pricing + technology specific terms and conditionsInitiatives: ▪ IT Cost Optimization ▪ IT Strategic Planning ▪ Business Intelligence (BI) ▪ Business Value of IT ▪ Application Governance and Strategy ▪ Disaster Recovery ▪ Data Center Modernization and Consolidation ▪ Mobile Enterprise Strategy ▪ Negotiating Software Contracts ▪ Outsourcing Competencies ▪ Security and Risk Management ▪ SharePoint ▪ Unified Communications and Collaboration ▪ Virtualization ▪ and many, many more