Sr. Executive Partner, Gartner Inc. (Retired)
CurrentRick Roy is a retired Senior Executive Partner with Gartner Inc., the world’s largest technology research and advisory firm. He is a strategic advisor on business strategy and technology to CEOs, Boards, CIOs and their executive teams. Clients served include: Ford Motor, OneAmerica Financial, GM Finance, CME Group, Baxter Health Care, Shire/Baxalta, Abbott Laboratories, GE Health Care, Baker Tilly International, Grant Thornton, S.C. Johnson, Cargill and Country Financial Corp.Mr. Roy has served on the Board of Directors of Ahead LLC, CUMIS Specialty Insurance Inc., Members Life Insurance Company, CUNA Brokerage Services Inc., Lending Call Services LLC and Lenders Protection LLC as well as numerous volunteer Boards. Prior to joining Gartner, Mr. Roy held positions including CIO, SVP Customer Operations, General Manager of Product, CTO and software engineer. Under his leadership, Mr. Roy's organizations have been honored with multiple industry awards, including the CIO 100, Insurance Networking News, Information Week 500/Elite 100, and InfoWorld 100. Mr. Roy has been an adjunct professor at Marquette University and a guest lecturer at the University of Chicago - Booth School of Business and the University of Wisconsin. As a thought leader, Mr. Roy has appeared in leading media outlets including The Wall Street Journal, NBC Nightly News, The Economist, CIO, InformationWeek, Insurance Networking News, and Insurance & Technology. Professional Background• 34 years in the Financial Services and Technology industries• Gartner Inc., Sr. Executive Partner, 4 years • CUNA Mutual Group, SVP/CIO, SVP Operations, CTO, 11 years• FIS Metavante, SVP/General Manager of Product Development, 12 years• E Funds, Software engineer and designer, 7 yearsEducation• P.O.N., Harvard Law School• M.B.A., Marquette University• B.B.A., University of Wisconsin Milwaukee