Gartner Human Resources Expert

Brent Cassell

VP, Advisory

Brent Cassell is a VP, Advisory at Gartner, where he has worked for the past 20 years in both the HR and CIO Research Groups. His job is to help clients find the research they need, to help them understand that research, and to coach them through the implementation of those best practices in their own organizations. Currently, his research focuses on the Future of Work and Talent Management. In 2022, he won Gartner's award for Outstanding Thought Leadership for his work on Redesigning Work for the Hybrid World. He is also the Contributing Editor of HR Leaders Monthly and the Co-Host of the Talent Angle podcast

Previous experience

Mr. Cassell joined CEB, now Gartner, in 2004 as a Research Associate with the Strategy Leadership Council, a program serving heads of corporate strategy and corporate development. In 2005, he moved to CEB's New Business Development team, where he launched new research programs for public-sector IT leaders and heads of investor relations and quality. In 2007, Mr. Cassell joined the IT Practice where he helped develop CEB's first training program for IT staff, the IT Business Leadership Academy. From 2008-2018, he worked as an Executive Advisor in both the CIO Research Group as well as the Enterprise Architecture and Infrastructure and Operations teams.

Areas of coverage
  • Talent and Performance Management

  • Future of Work

Education

M.A., International Affairs, The George Washington University

B.A., Dickinson College

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Top Issues That I Help Clients Address

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Performance Management

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Talent Management Strategy and Operating Model

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Internal Mobility and Career Management

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Strategic Workforce Planning

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Future of Work Strategy