Gartner Expert

Michael Katz

Sr Director Analyst

Michael Katz is a Senior Director Analyst with over 15 years of experience consulting and advising with executive leaders. For the past 4.5 years at Gartner, Michael has been advising sales leaders in the areas of sales talent management, sales strategy, executive skills and Go-to-Market execution. He has worked directly with CSOs to address key challenges around seller productivity, manager effectiveness, driving sales transformation, C-Suite collaboration and performance measurement.

Previous experience

In his previous work, Michael directed and managed a team of researchers on large scale mixed methods evaluation studies with federal agencies and corporate partners. These studies focused on the intersection of human behavior and economics. He has presented business insights to and has worked with thousands of executives in the public and private sector. Michael’s work has been featured in Harvard Business Review, Washington Post, and National Public Radio.

Professional background

Fors Marsh Group, Senior Researcher, 2 years

Urban Institute, Research Associate, 6 years

Measured Progress, Research Associate, 3 years

Areas of coverage
  • CSO Effectiveness

  • Operations and Decision Making

  • Go-to-Market

  • Talent Management

Education

MBA, John Hopkins University

MA, Urban Education Policy, Brown University

BA, Political Science and Spanish, University of Michigan

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Top Issues That I Help Clients Address

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Sales Enablement

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CSO Skills and Influence

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Sales Managers

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Seller Skills, Motivation and Behavior Change

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Sales Strategy and Planning