Svp, Interactive Services
Stamford, Ct, Us
Senior Vice President, Interactive Services, 1997 – 1999Vice President, Interactive Services, 1994 – 1997Director, Electronic Access, 1992 – 1994• General manager with P&L responsibility for all aspects of Gartner's Internet and ecommerce business. Scope included: strategy, revenue generation, business development, product management, interactive marketing, technical development, operations and editorial production.• In positions of increasing scope and responsibility, created and led all aspects of Gartner’s Internet and ecommerce business during the “dot-com” era. Built revenues from zero to $250 million in four years with cross-functional team of 70 people and $16 million/year budget. Doubled new user registrations of senior IT buyers to over 600,000 in one year. • Launched interactive product, delivering $1.3MM in first-year revenue. Developed online subscription business, growing revenues from zero to $250 million/year in four years. • Developed diverse business and revenue generation strategy: online subscriptions, ad hoc transactions, webinar and conference marketing. • Recognized with President’s Award in 1996, awarded annually to the individual with the most significant impact on Gartner’s business.• Built four ecommerce, extranet web sites from 1995 to 1996, delivering $150 million revenue per year with $12 million annual budget and cross-functional team of 65 people.• Created Gartner’s first website in May 1994, just 6 months after NCSA released the “first” web browser, Mosiac.• Managed Gartner's first electronic delivery platforms, building $75 million/year revenue stream and expanding Gartner’s user base from 9,000 to 35,000 users in 3 years.