Holds an experience of 16+years in Technology Research, Analysis and Consulting, part of the global research and consulting team at Quadrant Knowledge Solutions. I'm serving as Associate Director – Research, heading the IT Security, Networking & IT Infrastructure domain at Quadrant. In my current role, I'm responsible for mentoring and managing the analyst team in IT Security, Networking & IT Infrastructure domains conducting global strategic market outlook, Market Intelligence, SPARK Matrix Analysis, technology guide, vendor consulting, market insights, and user consulting assignments.I hold vast experience in research, Market assessment, benchmarking on various technologies i.e. IT Services, Federal, Information security, Fintech, Healthtech, RPO domains. I have performed extensive research in digital transformation in various industries including BFSI, Health, Manufacturing and Retail where I have worked on various projects in performing strategic analysis of industry specific technology trends, competitor analysis and intelligence, product evaluation, custom research & vendor analysis. Prior to Quadrant, I was serving in IT Industry managing projects on market research for various leading companies based in APAC, US, Europe and ME. Facilitated data driven informed decisions, rapid expansion, effective market strategy and managed the use of market research plus marketing activities within the organization. Started my career as Social Media Talent Research and continued Providing support on Talent research to competitive analysis, market forecast data support, risk assessment for strategic projects by providing analysis on various aspects. Institutionalized processes for planning, conducting, and managing research projects and marketing activities