Christopher Long

About Christopher Long

As a part of the Gartner for Technical Professionals team, I compose detailed research to provide technical professionals advice to solve the complex challenges in the analytics and business intelligence space related to platforms, process, governance and architecture. Prior to working at Gartner, I spent over 20 years in Finance and IT architecting, developing, and leading Business Intelligence initiatives along with managing enterprise application implementations

Experience

1. Sr Director Analyst

   Gartner

   Oct 2021 — Present

   As a Director Analyst with Gartner for Technical Professionals on the Analytics & AI team, my primary focus is on conducting industry research and publishing thought leading insights. I provide actionable advice on analytics and business intelligence (A & BI) best practices, meeting and advising practitioners and product leaders across organizations and supporting clients through inquiries. A key aspect of my role is enabling end clients to design their future roadmaps for their data and analytics teams by intersecting actionable strategies and my past 25 years of work experience in various verticals. I actively share these insights through my published research and presenting at Gartner conferences globally.My areas of specialization include- Analytics and business intelligence (A & BI) best practices- Self-service enablement- A & BI tool selection- Metrics & Semantic Layer- Augmented Analytics- Data Storytelling

Education

• West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  Bachelor's degree, Accounting and Finance

  1994 — 1998

• Saint Joseph's University

  Master of Business Intelligence, Business Intelligence

  2011 — 2014

Skills

• Powerpivot
• Integration
• Sql
• Visio
• Data Warehousing
• Program Management
• Microsoft Powerpoint
• Microsoft Office
• Governance
• Sql Server Reporting Services (Ssrs)
• Business Process Improvement
• Strategy
• Sharepoint
• Microsoft Access
• Data Analysis
• Process Improvement
• Strategic Planning
• Sql Server Integration Services (Ssis)
• Change Management
• Requirements Analysis
• Datazen
• Microsoft Excel
• Requirements Gathering
• Project Management
• IT Management
• Sharepoint Designer
• Crystal Reports
• Business Intelligence
• Accounting
• Business Analysis
• Software Project Management
• Data Migration
• Analysis
• Power Bi
• Enterprise Software
• Visual Studio Team System
• Analytical Skills
• Data Modeling
• Salesforce.com
• Leadership