Jeff Pollard,

Jeff Pollard

VP, Principal Analyst

Jeff Pollard is a VP and principal analyst who leads Forrester’s research on AI security, emerging technology security, and the evolving role of the CISO. He created Forrester’s AEGIS framework for securing agentic AI and pioneers research on AI intent, autonomy, governance, and practical security controls. Jeff advises CISOs on strategy, budgets, metrics, business cases, and board engagement, helping them enable innovation and deliver measurable business value.

Budget Planning Guide 2027: Security And Risk Leaders Must Confront The AI Cost Explosion
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Planning Guide Report
Budget Planning Guide 2027: Security And Risk Leaders Must Confront The AI Cost Explosion
July 8th, 2026
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14 min read

Forrester’s guide to what to invest, divest, experiment with, and avoid in security and risk to contend with technology disruptions as agentic AI and post-quantum migration converge in 2027.

Jeff Pollard
, 
Jess Burn
, 
Sandy Carielli
, 
Paddy Harrington
, 
Andras Cser
, 
Erik Nost
, 
Allie Mellen
, 
Paul McKay
, 
Heidi Shey
,  Cody Scott  

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