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	Ted Schadler Vice President

Research Coverage

Messaging, Information & Knowledge Management, Web Conferencing, Collaboration Platforms, Enterprise Collaboration, Instant Messaging, Real-Time Collaboration, Information Workplace, Collaboration Strategy, Empower employees through Web 2.0 and next-generation collaboration tools

Research Focus

Ted Schadler serves Information & Knowledge Management professionals. With 21 years of experience in the software industry, Ted advises clients in a wide variety of industries on collaboration tools and practices.

Ted's primary research objective is to help clients select and implement real-time collaboration tools and understand the impact of emerging technologies on information workers. His work includes research on real-time collaboration tools, the economics of cloud-based collaboration, the effect of mobile devices on enterprise collaboration, and the future of virtual worlds in the enterprise.

Ted's previous experience in 12 years at Forrester includes two years as vice president of Forrester's Consumer Technographics® business, two years as a vice president and principal analyst focused on consumer devices, and seven years as an enterprise software analyst and research director, including two years as the founding product manager and research group director for TechRankings, the forerunner of the Forrester Wave™ methodology.

Ted has appeared as a technology industry expert on NBC, ABC, PBS, CBC, and CNBC, and has been quoted in journals such as The Economist, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and BusinessWeek.

Previous Work Experience

Prior to joining Forrester in April 1997, Ted was a cofounder of Phios, an MIT spinoff. Before that, Ted worked for eight years as CTO and director of engineering for a software company serving the healthcare industry. Early in his career, Ted was a singer and bass player for "Crash Davenport," a successful Maryland-based rock and roll band.

Education

Ted has a master's degree in management from the MIT Sloan School of Management. He also holds an M.S. in computer science from the University of Maryland and a B.A. with Honors in physics from Swarthmore College.

 

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Did You Know?

Ted enjoys rock and roll and folk music performance, biking, skiing, hiking, stone wall building, slow food, and wine.