Robert L. Goodwin

Robert Goodwin is a managing vice president in Gartner Research, where he leads both the Global Industries (vertical markets) practice and the Business Strategies & Performance Metrics practice.
Prior to joining Gartner, Mr. Goodwin spent 10 years as a senior research and marketing executive with three other IT-oriented research companies, INPUT, Killen & Associates, and Zona Research.
Earlier, he was senior vice president of Hotel Information Systems, president and COO of Command Data Systems and director of marketing at Xerox Computer Services.
He began his business career in sales and sales management positions at IBM.
Mr. Goodwin holds a bachelor of arts degree in psychology from Occidental College, and saw active duty as a line officer in the U.S.
Navy.
He is an active volunteer and docent aboard the USS Hornet Museum, and an advisor to Senior Medi-Benefits, a nonprofit organization.