Dan Vesset is Group Vice President of IDC's Analytics and Information Management market research and advisory practice, where he leads a group of analysts covering all aspects of structured data and unstructured content processing, integration, management, governance, analysis, and visualization. Mr. Vesset also leads IDC's global Big Data and Analytics research pillar. His research is focused on best practices in the application of business intelligence, analytics, and enterprise performance management software and processes on decision support and automation, and data monetization.

BACKGROUND

Dan Vesset is a trusted advisor to some of the world's largest technology firms and technology users. Since 1994, he has held a range of positions as an analyst, consultant, implementer, and user of business intelligence and analytics technology. Prior to IDC, Mr. Vesset was a consultant and analyst with Deloitte Consulting and several financial services firms, including State Street Bank & Trust Co, Dean Witter Reynolds, and BayBank.

EDUCATION/INDUSTRY ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• B.S. in Finance and Investments from Babson College
• M.S. in Management Information Systems, Boston University Questrom School of Business
• M.B.A.from Boston University Questrom School of Business
• Frequent speaker, presenter and moderator at industry conferences as well as providing analysis for multiple media outlets including The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Investor's Business Daily, Computerworld, and CIO
• Member of the Advisory Board of the Technology, Operations, and Information Management division at Babson College