Mark Boudreau is a Director, Analyst in the Finance practice, specializing in finance function organizational design and finance talent management. Topics supported by Mark include finance function organization design specific to finance centers of excellence (COEs) and FP&A; finance talent management and strategy with specific expertise in finance competency models, job description design best practices, and employee engagement and development strategies.
A resolute finance leader with over 30 years of deep, multifaceted knowledge and skill set in financial planning and analysis (FP&A) and driving strategic investment decisions while scaling processes and infrastructure. Well-recognized capacity for the development, engagement, and leadership of large cross-functional and culturally diverse regional and global teams.
Prior to joining Gartner, Mark was CFO, Finance, Client Services and Marketing FP&A with Asurion in Nashville. There he directed finance-related front-end FP&A teams and corporate planning and strategic investment decision-making for a $9B global enterprise. Before Asurion, he spent over 18 years at both Verizon wireless and AT&T wireless driving planning and analysis, pricing, business optimization, and growth initiatives at both the field and corporate level.
Years of Experience:
New to Gartner in February 2024
30 years FP&A experience across wireless and insurance / extended warranty segments
15 years FP&A marketing and sales business partner
support
15 years FP&A corporate budget and long-range planning
leadership
15 years consumer and enterprise pricing design,
modeling, and analysis
5 years FP&A IT business partner support
10 years regional / global CFO experience both for start-up and established operations
Asurion, CFO, Finance, Client Services and Marketing FP&A, 13 years
AT&T Wireless, Executive Director, Consumer Pricing and Marketing Finance, 6 years
Verizon Wireless, Area Vice President, Finance, 10 years
Finance Function Strategy and Organizational Design
Finance Talent
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Major in Accounting, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI
Certified Public Accountant (CPA), state of Texas since 1986
Finance Talent
Finance Organization
Finance L&D
FP&A COE's
FP&A Organization Design