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Neal Solanki
Sr Director Analyst
Neal Solanki is an Advisory Director in Gartner's CIO Business and Technology Insights Practice, where he enables CIOs, senior technology leaders and business leaders across the C-Suite to leverage Gartner analysis, case studies and tools to address organizations' mission critical priorities and the business/management challenges of IT.
Mr. Solanki uses Gartner's best practice insights to address digital business transformation, operating model design and digital product management, talent and culture change, leadership development and C-Suite political landscape navigation, IT financial and performance management including communicating the business value of IT, innovation, IT and digital strategic planning and the human, talent, culture, strategy and value elements of GenAI implementation.
He also covers the IT Score Diagnostic and the IT Budget Tool.
As a CIO Executive Advisor, Mr. Solanki focuses on delivering compelling interactions to clients and prospects, global conference presentations and creating must-have insights through the authoring of Gartner research.
Previous experience
Prior to this role, Mr. Solanki was a Senior Team Client Manager within Gartner's Executive Programs for 3.5 years. In that role, he worked with CIOs and their direct IT Leadership teams across a wide range of industries. His previous roles at Gartner focused on Security and Risk Management, and Infrastructure and Operations. Prior to joining Gartner, he worked as a Headhunter within the Security and Risk Management domain for 8 years.
Professional background
Maxfield Executive Search and Selection , Head of Information Security and Risk Management Executive Search, 8 years
Areas of coverage
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AI's Impact on the Future of Work
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Product and Operating Models
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Technology and Digital Talent
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Strategy and Strategic Planning
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CIO and Executive Technology Leadership
Education
B.A., Law with Economics, University of Leicester
Legal Practice Course (LPC), The London College of Law, Store Street (Commendation)
Top Issues That I Help Clients Address
Product & Operating Model: focusing on digital product management; product line management - structure, launch, metrics, talent, funding, digital foundations, culture, governance
Technology & Digital Talent; Strategic Digital Workforce Planning; Digital Dexterity; Culture Change; CIO Role Evolution: AI Impact on Workforce
CIO & Executive Technology Leadership: Change Management/Change Leadership for Digital Business; Technology Executive Role Evolution; Future of Work
Technology Financial Management: IT Financial and Performance Management
Strategy & Strategic Planning: Digital Business Transformation and IT Strategic Planning