Michael J. Bingle

Richard J. Bressler

Raul E. Cesan

Karen E. Dykstra

Anne Sutherland Fuchs

William O. Grabe

Eugene A. Hall, Chief Executive Officer

Stephen G. Pagliuca

James C. Smith, Chairman of the Board




Eugene A. Hall, Chief Executive Officer

Craig Safian, Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

Ken Davis, Senior Vice President, Business & IT Leader Products & Services

Alwyn Dawkins, Senior Vice President, Gartner Worldwide Events & Marketing

David Godfrey, Senior Vice President, Global Sales

Darko Hrelic, Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer

Robin Kranich, Senior Vice President, Human Resources

David McVeigh, Senior Vice President, New Market Programs

Dan Peale, Senior Vice President, General Counsel

Peter Sondergaard, Senior Vice President, Research

Chris Thomas, Senior Vice President, Executive Programs

Per Anders Waern , Senior Vice President, Gartner Consulting

Michael J. Bingle has been a director since October 2004. Mr. Bingle is a Managing Partner and Managing Director of Silver Lake, a private equity firm that he joined in January 2000. Prior thereto, he was a principal with Apollo Management, L.P., a private equity firm, and an investment banker at Goldman, Sachs & Co. He is also a director of Interactive Data Corporation.

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Richard J. Bressler has been a director since February 2006. Mr. Bressler joined Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P., a private equity firm, as a Managing Director in 2006. From May 2001 through 2005, Mr. Bressler was Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Viacom Inc. Prior to joining Viacom, Mr. Bressler was Executive Vice President of AOL Time Warner Inc. and Chief Executive Officer of AOL Time Warner Investments. Prior to that, Mr. Bressler served in various capacities with Time Warner Inc., including as Chairman and Chief Executive of Time Warner Digital Media and as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Time Warner Inc. Before joining Time Warner Inc., Mr. Bressler was a Partner with Ernst & Young. Mr. Bressler is a director of The Nielsen Company B.V. and CC Media Holdings, Inc.

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Raul E. Cesan has been a director since February 2012. Since 2001, Mr. Cesan has been the Founder and Managing Partner of Commercial Worldwide LLC, an investment firm. Prior thereto, he spent 25 years at Schering – Plough Corporation, serving in various capacities of increasing executive responsibility, including most recently as: the President and Chief Operating Officer (from 1998 to 2001); Executive Vice President of Schering-Plough Corporation and President of Schering-Plough Pharmaceuticals (from 1994 – 1998); President of Schering Laboratories, U.S. Pharmaceutical Operations (from 1992 to 1994); and President of Schering – Plough International (from 1988 to 1992). Mr. Cesan is also a director of The New York Times Company.

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Karen E. Dykstra has been a director since July 2007. In September 2012, she was appointed Chief Financial Officer of AOL, Inc. From January 2007 until December 2010, Ms. Dykstra had been a Partner of Plainfield Asset Management LLC ("Plainfield"), and she served as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Plainfield Direct LLC, Plainfield's business development company, from May 2006 to 2010, and as a director from 2007 to 2010. Prior thereto, she spent over 25 years with Automatic Data Processing, Inc., serving most recently as Chief Financial Officer from January 2003 to May 2006, and prior thereto as Vice President — Finance, Corporate Controller and in other capacities.

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Anne Sutherland Fuchs has been a director since July 1999. She serves as the Chair of the Commission on Women's Issues for New York City, a position she has held since 2002. Previously, Ms. Fuchs served as a consultant to companies on branding and digital initiatives, and as a senior executive with operational responsibility at LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, Phillips de Pury & Luxembourg and several publishing companies, including Hearst Corporation, Conde Nast, Hachette and CBS. Ms. Fuchs is also a director of Pitney Bowes Inc.

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William O. Grabe has been a director since April 1993. Mr. Grabe is an Advisory Director of General Atlantic LLC, a global private equity firm. Prior to joining General Atlantic in 1992, Mr. Grabe was a Vice President and Corporate Officer of IBM Corporation. Mr. Grabe is presently a director of Compuware Corporation and Lenovo Group Limited.

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Chief Executive Officer

Gene Hall is chief executive officer at Gartner.

He has been Chief Executive Officer and a director since August 2004. Prior to joining Gartner, Mr. Hall was a senior executive at Automatic Data Processing, Inc., a Fortune 500 global technology and service company, serving most recently as President, Employers Services Major Accounts Division, a provider of human resources and payroll services. Prior to joining ADP in 1998, Mr. Hall spent 16 years at McKinsey & Company, most recently as Director.

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Stephen G. Pagliuca has served as a director from July 1990 (except for a six month hiatus beginning in late 2009 when he entered the Massachusetts U.S. Senate race). Mr. Pagliuca is a Managing Director of Bain Capital Partners, LLC and is also a Managing Partner and an owner of the Boston Celtics basketball franchise. Mr. Pagliuca joined Bain & Company in 1982, and founded the Information Partners private equity fund for Bain Capital in 1989. Prior to joining Bain, Mr. Pagliuca worked as a senior accountant and international tax specialist for Peat Marwick Mitchell & Company in the Netherlands.

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Chairman of the Board

James C. Smith has been a director since October 2002 and Chairman of the Board since August 2004. Until its sale in 2004, Mr. Smith was Chairman of the Board of First Health Group Corp., a national health benefits company. He also served as First Health's Chief Executive Officer from January 1984 through January 2002 and President from January 1984 to January 2001.

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Chief Executive Officer

See bio above.

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Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

Craig Safian is senior vice president and chief financial officer at Gartner.

Craig joined Gartner in 2002. He has held numerous leadership positions in the company including: group vice president of global finance strategy & corporate development, group vice president of strategy, and managing vice president of financial planning & analysis. Prior to Gartner he held finance positions at Headstrong (now part of Genpact) and Bristol-Myers Squibb, and was an accountant for Friedman, LLP.

Craig holds a bachelor's degree from Rutgers College and a MBA with a concentration in Finance from the Goizueta Business School at Emory University. He also achieved CPA licensure in the State of New York.

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Senior Vice President, Business & IT Leader Products & Services

Ken Davis is senior vice president, Business and IT Leader Products and Services at Gartner.

Ken joined Gartner in 2005 as senior vice president of Strategy, Marketing and Business Development. He has also held the roles of senior vice president, High Tech and Telecom Programs and senior vice president, End User Programs. Prior to Gartner, Ken was a partner at McKinsey & Company where he served software and services clients.

Ken holds a bachelor's degree from Middlebury College and a Ph.D. in atomic physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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Senior Vice President, Gartner Worldwide Events & Marketing

Alwyn Dawkins is senior vice president, Gartner Worldwide Events and Marketing.

Alwyn joined Gartner in 2002. Prior to Gartner, he spent 10 years at Richmond Events, culminating in his role as executive vice president responsible for their North American business. Alwyn began his events career at Trinity Publishing and Exhibitions, which was later acquired by DMG (Daily Mail Group) World Media.

Alwyn holds a bachelor of science degree in Applied Economics from the University of London.

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Senior Vice President, Global Sales

David Godfrey is senior vice president, Global Sales.

David joined Gartner in 1999 as a sales executive. Most recently, he was the leader of North American field sales. Prior to this role, David led the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and the Americas inside sales organizations. Before joining Gartner, David spent seven years in business development at Exxon Mobil.

David holds a bachelors degree from the University of Aston in Birmingham, England.

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Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer

Darko Hrelic is senior vice president and chief information officer at Gartner.

Darko joined Gartner in 2007. Previously he was vice president and chief technology officer of Employer Services at Automatic Data Processing (ADP). Prior to ADP, Darko spent 21 years at IBM, most of which were at the TJ Watson Research Center.

Darko holds a bachelor's degree from William Patterson University and a master's degree in computer science from Stevens Institute of Technology.

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Senior Vice President, Human Resources

Robin Kranich is senior vice president, Human Resources at Gartner.

Robin joined Gartner in 1994 and has held a variety of sales, operational and general manager roles. Previously, she was senior vice president, End-User Programs and senior vice president, Gartner Executive Programs. Earlier in her career at Gartner, she served as vice president and chief of staff to the president. Prior to joining Gartner Robin worked in the technology group at Marriott International.

Robin holds a bachelor's degree from American University.

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Senior Vice President, New Market Programs

David McVeigh is senior vice president, New Market Programs at Gartner.

David joined Gartner in 2015 as senior vice president of New Market Programs. Prior to Gartner, David was a managing director at Hellman & Friedman, an operating partner at The Blackstone Group and a partner at McKinsey & Company.

David holds a bachelor's degree from Lafayette College and masters degrees from Stanford University and Columbia University.

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Senior Vice President, General Counsel

Dan Peale is senior vice president, general counsel, at Gartner.

Dan Peale joined Gartner in 2015. Prior to that, he was an associate and subsequently a Partner in the Corporate and Securities Practice at the firm of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati in Washington, DC.

Dan holds a bachelor's degree from Colgate University and a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where he served as a senior editor of the University of Pennsylvania Law Review. He is a member of the Commonwealth of Virginia Bar and the District of Columbia Bar.

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Senior Vice President, Gartner Research

Peter Sondergaard is senior vice president, Research, at Gartner.

Peter joined Gartner in 1989 as research analyst and has worked with clients in a broad range of sectors and geographies. Prior to joining Gartner, Peter was research director at IDC in Europe, and, formerly responsible for the integration of PCs and data at Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS).

Peter holds a master's degree in economics from the University of Copenhagen.

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Senior Vice President, Executive Programs

Chris Thomas is senior vice president, Executive Programs, at Gartner.

Chris joined Gartner in 2000 as a sales executive. Most recently, he was the leader of Americas Major Accounts Sales. Prior to this role, Chris led the North America and Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) SMB sales organizations. Before joining Gartner, Chris spent seven years in Procurement, Sales & Marketing at Exxon Mobil.

Chris holds a bachelors degree from the University of Aston in Birmingham, England.

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Senior Vice President, Gartner Consulting

Per Anders Waern is senior vice president, Gartner Consulting.

PA joined Gartner in 1998. Prior to his current position, he held several senior leadership roles within Gartner Consulting. Before joining Gartner, he was head of corporate IT strategy at a $4 billon energy company and held the position of managing director at a data service company.

PA holds an executive master of business administration from Stockholm School of Economics and has studied economics and information technology at Stockholm University, and technology management at Harvard Business School.

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