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Mike Rollings

Distinguished VP Analyst

Mike Rollings is a Distinguished Vice President Analyst on Gartner’s AI & AI Leaders research team. He covers the roles of the AI Leader, Chief Information Officer, and Chief Data and Analytics Officer. With a focus on technology-infused business strategy, artificial intelligence strategy, governance and operating models, he guides organizations on leveraging AI as a strategic force for transformation and the creation of AI-first, data-driven enterprises. He helps executives and enterprises by challenging their assumptions and encouraging transformative change.

Previous experience

Prior to joining Gartner, Mr. Rollings was a Managing Principal for Momentum Strategies, a private consultancy performing strategic program management, data strategy, enterprise architecture and governance consulting. Experience he gained at Momentum included establishing a global program office for data quality and interoperability, as well as implementing related governance changes for a global payment processing organization.

Prior to that, he was the Vice President and Practice Lead for Meta Group's domestic strategy consulting practice, providing IT strategy, enterprise architecture, IT investment management, portfolio and program management, and organization development consulting to Fortune 1000 and public sector organizations. His role included the development and implementation of IT investment plans and IT management processes that align application, infrastructure and other technology investments with strategic business drivers and objectives. While at Meta Group, he created an enterprise architecture project delivery methodology and co-created Meta Group's value management and portfolio management method an approach to create, analyze, balance and manage a given IT investment or asset portfolio.

Prior to Meta Group, Mr. Rollings was responsible for enterprise architecture at Anheuser-Busch where his experience included managing sales and marketing systems, as well as serving as a strategist responsible for information-based selling strategy.

Professional background

Anheuser-Busch, Enterprise Architect, 3 years

Meta Group, Vice President and Practice Lead, 6 years

Momentum Strategies, Managing Principal, 3 years

Areas of coverage
  • Artificial Intelligence

  • Chief Data and Analytics Officer Executive Leadership

  • Provide Strategic Business Leadership

  • Implement Strategic Operating Model

  • Artificial Intelligence Leadership

Education

B.S., Computer Science, University of Missouri

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Top Issues That I Help Clients Address

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Technology-infused business strategy, AI strategy and IT strategy. (not vendors and technology)

02

Pursuit of AI-first and data-driven strategies. The role of the AI Leader, CIO, and Chief Data and Analytics Officer (CDAO).

03

Operating models and product orientation.

04

Governance, portfolio management and value management practices.

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Leveraging AI as a strategic force for transformation and the creation of AI-first, data-driven enterprises.