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Vikram leads the forecast team, which is responsible for producing all forecasts within M&S research. He is focused on the consumer commerce areas including retail, travel, and financial services. He is keenly involved in understanding the evolution of consumers' online behavior and technology adoption.
Vikram came to Forrester Research through its acquisition of Jupiter Research, where he started in July 2000. Prior to Jupiter, Vikram worked at IRI, a leading market research company, where he worked closely with some of the leading CPG companies.
Vikram often appears on TV, radio, and comments in the press on the US online retail and travel industry. He has been quoted in The L.A. Times, Business Week, The New York Times, CNN Money, and American Banker. He has also appeared on CNBC, Bloomberg TV, and Radio, NPR, Fox Business News, and ABC.
Vikram earned an M.B.A. from Virginia Tech and a B.Com from N.M College in Mumbai, India.
A ForecastView Report
Forrester recently launched its first global tablet forecast. This report provides color and insight into the numbers behind the forecast. We examine some of the key drivers from both a consumer and...
ForecastView Spreadsheet
Sales and installed base for tablet and eReader devices as well as book market spending. Breaks out installed base of consumer- and business-owned tablets and new and replacement tablet sales. Also...
ForecastView Spreadsheet
Dedicated eReader device unit sales, users by demography, and installed base, with eBook and physical book spending. Includes historical data going back to 2008 plus a five-year forecast.
ForecastView Spreadsheet
Total mobile subscribers and subscriptions including prepaid subscriptions. Installed base and sales of mobile handsets segmented by speed (2.5G, 3G, and 4G/LTE) and feature set (basic devices,...
ForecastView Spreadsheet
Global sales and installed base of eReader devices in 53 countries. Also includes total book (physical and digital) and eBook spending for each country. Includes historical data back to 2010 plus a...
ForecastView Spreadsheet
Global sales and installed base for tablet devices in 53 countries. Breaks out installed base of consumer- and business-owned tablets by country and new and replacement tablet sales. Also...
ForecastView Spreadsheet
Sales and installed base for tablet and eReader devices as well as book market spending for 16 Western European countries. Breaks out installed base of consumer- and business-owned tablets by country...
ForecastView Spreadsheet
TV households by subscription service and digital TV households with DVR households by service. Includes historical data going back to 2000 plus a five-year forecast.