Forrester

Mark serves Sourcing & Vendor Management (SVM) Professionals and helps Forrester clients plan and execute sourcing strategies across the sourcing life cycle. His research focuses on the SVM organizational structure, strategy, and tools while continuing to stay abreast of the dynamics of global IT services relationships.

Prior to his current role as a researcher, Mark was a senior research associate on Forrester's Sourcing & Vendor Management team. In that role, he interviewed hundreds of IT professionals and technology vendors while conducting primary and secondary research for research reports and consulting engagements, including pricing and licensing agreements, sourcing global telecom services, and defining innovation in outsourcing relationships. Before joining Forrester, Mark served in marketing and operational roles at Tappé Associates, an architecture and planning firm, and MDT Advisers, a quantitative investment management firm.

Mark graduated from Boston University with a B.A. in international relations with a concentration in economics.