Dave Aron
VP
United Kingdom
Dave Aron is a vice president and research director in Gartner Executive Programs, focusing on CIO issues. Topics he has researched and presented include enterprise agility, CEO-CIO interaction, IT strategy, risk management and security and business intelligence.
He also teaches IT topics periodically at London Business School and Templeton College, Oxford. He has co-written a book, published by FT Prentice Hall, explaining IT concepts for business managers.
Prior to joining Gartner, Mr. Aron had 10 years of experience as a technologist and five years as a business strategy consultant. As a technologist, Mr. Aron ran IT systems at banks and in the utilities industry. He also held a CTO position at a wireless Internet startup. Mr. Aron's strategy work has included supporting merger and acquisition deals, establishing corporate venturing processes, facilitating corporate strategy processes and evaluating market opportunities. Mr. Aron has worked for McKinsey and has consulted independently. He also teaches at London Business School and has co-written a book, published by FT Prentice Hall, explaining IT concepts for business managers.
I enjoy engaging with CIOs, business executives and IS leaders on ways to generate genuine value from IT. I am particularly interested in the interaction of business strategy and IT strategy to create stepwise changes in business value and business models.
Professional Background
Education
VP
United Kingdom
Dave Aron is a vice president and research director in Gartner Executive Programs, focusing on CIO issues. Topics he has researched and presented include enterprise agility, CEO-CIO interaction, IT strategy, risk management and security and business intelligence.
He also teaches IT topics periodically at London Business School and Templeton College, Oxford. He has co-written a book, published by FT Prentice Hall, explaining IT concepts for business managers.
Prior to joining Gartner, Mr. Aron had 10 years of experience as a technologist and five years as a business strategy consultant. As a technologist, Mr. Aron ran IT systems at banks and in the utilities industry. He also held a CTO position at a wireless Internet startup. Mr. Aron's strategy work has included supporting merger and acquisition deals, establishing corporate venturing processes, facilitating corporate strategy processes and evaluating market opportunities. Mr. Aron has worked for McKinsey and has consulted independently. He also teaches at London Business School and has co-written a book, published by FT Prentice Hall, explaining IT concepts for business managers.
I enjoy engaging with CIOs, business executives and IS leaders on ways to generate genuine value from IT. I am particularly interested in the interaction of business strategy and IT strategy to create stepwise changes in business value and business models.
Professional Background
- McKinsey, Associate, 2 years
- Baring Securities, Systems and Security Manager, 4 years
- Xtempus, CTO, 2 years
Education
- B.Sc. (I), Queen Mary College
- M.B.A., London Business School