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Marie Sienkowski
Sr Director, Research
Marie Sienkowski is a Senior Director in Gartner's CIO Peer and Practitioner research team, which studies the leadership principles, management practices, and strategies used by the world's best enterprises. Our team collaborates to distill practical lessons and create best practice case studies, high-impact storylines and actionable advice for CIOs that inspire action, accelerate change, and help CIOs influence their organization.
Recent research collaborations focus on the product manager role, identifying and developing effective product managers, increasing the number of women in IT leadership and transforming IT talent through adaptive hiring and development strategies.
Previous experience
Prior to joining Gartner, Ms. Sienkowski spent more than 15 years in IT sourcing, procurement, vendor management and software asset management roles. She has worked for publicly held manufacturing companies, including First Solar, Owens Corning and Pilkington North America (now NSG), as well as retailer Borders Group and privately held media company Crain Communications.
Professional background
First Solar, MIS Commodity Manager, 4 years
Owens Corning, Senior Sourcing Specialist, 2 years
Pilkington North America, Global IT Procurement/Desktop Asset Analyst, 8 years
Education
Juris Doctor, University of Toledo, cum laude
Bachelor of Arts, Sociology, Kalamazoo College