Gartner Expert

Greg Li

VP, Advisory

Greg Li is a Vice President in the CIO Research and Advisory group at Gartner. Mr. Li delivers actionable and objective insight to CIOs and their teams, as well as to other business leaders. He provides expert guidance and tools that enable faster, smarter decisions and stronger performance on an organization's most critical priorities.

Previous experience

Mr. Li is a digital transformation strategist and practitioner, a trusted advisor, and a people leader in strategy, operations and innovation. He helped enterprises and IT organizations in realizing business values and improving performance through information and technology.

Prior to Gartner, he worked with a number of leading consulting and technology firms, including Lenovo, SAP, McKinsey, Capgemini, and served clients in a variety of industries, such as high tech, automotive, retail, consumer products, utilities, banking, etc., across China, Canada, and the U.S.A.

Professional background

Lenovo Group, Executive Director, Strategy, Transformation and Architecture, 3 years

McKinsey & Company, Associate, 3 years

SAP China, Head of Industry Value Engineering Team for Discrete Manufacturing Cluster, 7 years

Areas of coverage
  • CIO Innovation Leadership

  • CIO Leadership of People, Culture and Change

  • CIO Impact on Strategy and Execution

  • CIO Management of Technology Finance, Risk and Value

  • CIO Executive Leadership Development

Education

M.B.A., INSEAD

M.A., Economics, Nankai University

B.S., Engineering, Tianjin University

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Top Issues That I Help Clients Address

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How do I evolve IT operating model, develop digital strategy, and establish IT governance?

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How do I develop executive leadership, change culture and enable people?

03

What are the emerging trends and how should I counter disruption and innovate?

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How do I manage IT spend, finance and budget to maximize and demonstrate business value?

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How do I support digital products and services?