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Andy is a member of Forrester's Business Technology Futures team, which serves CIOs and their business partners by predicting the long-term business impact of information technology. His research focus is on smart computing and analytics and tech-driven business transformation, analyzing the shifting economics of the industry, including spending, budgeting, and the influence of macroeconomic trends.
He also researches the growing customization of IT systems for industry-specific applications, especially in the utilities, energy, and professional services sectors. He is also a thought leader in the sourcing and procurement technology markets.
Andy has extensive experience in the technology market and in strategic planning, both as an analyst and a practitioner in the business world. He came to Forrester through its acquisition of Giga Information Group in 2003, where he had worked as a vice president and research leader since 1998. Prior to joining Giga, Andy held a variety of vice president positions at American Express in the chairman's office, technologies, strategic planning, and re-engineering. Before joining American Express, Andy worked as an economist, writer, and editor for various organizations, including Shearson Lehman Brothers; the US House of Representatives' Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs; and the Council on Wage and Price Stability in the Executive Office of the President.
Andy has been a regular participant in Forrester's IT Forum conferences, delivering keynote addresses in 2006 and 2007 with colleagues on the future of software. He has also been a recurring presenter at Conference Board conferences on eProcurement and eSourcing. He has been quoted in leading business and technology publications, including BusinessWeek, The Economist, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal.
Andy earned a B.A. in philosophy from Haverford College and a Ph.D. in history from Johns Hopkins University.
Introducing The Forrester Marketing Flywheel For Assessing Budget Allocations
The tech industry is returning to expansion mode, and tech marketers must gear up to drive profitable revenue growth for their companies. However, unlike previous generations of tech industry growth,...
Engage With Early-Stage Buyers, Drive Pipeline And Revenue Performance
Today's empowered technology buyers are two-thirds of the way through their buying process before they engage with tech vendors' sales teams. Forrester believes that a robust lead-nurturing program...
Tech Marketing Is Strategic When Revenue Is The Focus
Technology company boards and CEOs are demanding that marketing and sales teams stop pointing fingers when revenue falls short of goals and start working together to generate profitable revenue,...

Growth Continues In Channel-Generated Revenue Share And Investment
It's a case of good dollars following good — channels continue to perform, in terms of revenue contribution, so tech vendors continue to invest in them. Tech marketers will be operating with...
Channel Enablement Is A Top Priority For 2011
2011 will be a bellwether year for tech vendors. Tech investment by customers and marketing investment by tech vendors are rising ahead of the economic recovery into 2011. Most tech marketers see...
Other Industries Have Moved Beyond Product Marketing And Lead Generation
Compared with other industries, B2B technology industry companies treat marketing as an opportunity to sell new products and services to new customers. For these vendors, the product is the axis...
Spending Optimism Must Be Balanced With Performance Improvement
Tech marketers continue to place demand management as their primary objective with lead origination high on their spending plans for 2011. Yet they face a perfect storm as recessionary business...
An Artful Mix Of Old And New Yields Revenue Impact For Marketing Leaders
Tech marketers at top-performing tech companies demonstrate similar go-to-market strategies that set them apart from their peers at companies with average performance. The strategic mix leverages...

With Proliferating Tactics And Constrained Budgets, Targeting And Focus Are A Mandate
Tech marketers typically use last year's plan as a starting point for next year's marketing planning process, making changes to accommodate new goals and current-year budget realities. As a result,...

Three Steps Lay The Foundation For Alignment With Sales
In technology companies, sales and marketing alignment and collaboration has been on the agenda forever, but only because it remains problematic. Tech marketing must resolve this misalignment to...