Briefings and Submissions

As President of ISG Research, John Boccuzzi, Jr. leads a dynamic global research organization of more than 200 professionals, driving insights at the intersection of technology, business and AI. He works closely with CXO leaders across the world’s leading service and software providers to understand evolving market needs and to co-create data-driven, AI-enabled research and solutions that accelerate innovation and competitive advantage. This research empowers providers, ISG advisors and enterprise clients to make smarter, faster decisions on technology services, digital transformation and AI adoption strategies, helping them navigate an increasingly complex and rapidly evolving landscape. John holds a degree in Management and Entrepreneurial Studies from Bryant University in Smithfield, Rhode Island.

Jan Erik and his team provide ISG’s advisors and its clients with essential research and insight into the rapidly evolving technology and business process outsourcing landscape, the major players and innovators in those markets and the relative competitive value they deliver. He sees his core role as empowering excellence—in his team, in ISG’s advisors’ knowledge and ability to deliver, in provider solutions and in client relationships and outcomes. 

Nils Bachmann is a Partner with ISG Research.

Alex leads the Primary Research Team where he focuses on study design, panel research, and interview based research for ISG. In addition to leading the Primary Research practice at ISG, Alex also serves as the lead analyst on provider pursuit effectiveness, and helps IT service providers understand how they can improve performance in the competitive process. 

Howard Davies is a Partner with more than 25 years of experience in sourcing, operational management, automation and benchmarking of IT and business services. He is currently responsible for the Retail, CPG, Travel, Transportation, Oil and Gas sectors in the UK.

Namratha Dharshan leads Global Content for Services within the ISG Provider Lens® program, bringing more than 22 years of extensive research experience with a focus on BPO, GCC, AI and Analytics and CX. The ISG Provider Lens® program is designed to deliver research on service provider intelligence. As part of her role, Namratha directs a global team of analysts and is responsible for content delivery of more than 50 Provider Lens® research reports. She is also a principal analyst, authoring thought leadership and service provider intelligence reports with a strong emphasis on BPO, particularly CX and contact center services, and GCC. Her portfolio also includes horizontal service line reports such as finance and accounting and industry-specific reports for insurance. In addition to her research leadership, Namratha is a member of the Senior Leadership Council for India Research, representing ISG’s India-based team of over 120 research professionals. She is also a co-speaker on ISG’s flagship quarterly ISG Index call, offering insights into the health of the outsourcing industry, with a focus on BPO and GCC. 

lain Fisher is ISG's head of industry research and market trends. With over 20 years in consulting and strategic advisory, he now leads cross-industry research across 20 markets. Iain oversees the ideation, creation and market presentation of ISG Provider Lens® studies and builds cross-industry, strategic insights delivered through executive briefings, events and roundtables. A published author of several studies and thought leadership assets, he is recognized in the market for advising leaders on how to achieve strategic advantage. 

Heiko Henkes serves as Managing Director and Principal Analyst at ISG, where he oversees the global ISG Provider Lens® program for Digital Infrastructure and Intelligent Operations and cloud- and AI-related ISV ecosystem studies. He is responsible for the strategic development and global expansion of the ISG Provider Lens® portfolio, analyst leadership and talent development across regions. 

Stanton helps enterprise technology leaders, IT service providers and buy- and sell-side professionals make sense of the global IT services sector. Stanton's weekly briefing - the Index Insider - is read by thousands of industry stakeholders each week.

Ruchika Kakkar is a Director and Principal Analyst at ISG.

Rob leads and manages the business software research and advisory team focusing on the intersection of information technology and applications across the front- and back-office areas of enterprises. Rob leads the Office of Finance practice and the AI for Business efforts and is a book author and thought leader on integrated business planning (IBP). Prior to ISG and two decades at Ventana Research, he was an equity research analyst at several firms including Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley and Drexel Burnham, and a consultant with McKinsey and Company. Rob was an Institutional Investor All-American Team member and on the Wall Street Journal All-Star list. Rob earned his BA in Economics/Finance at Hampshire College, an MBA in Finance/Accounting at Columbia University and is a CFA charter holder.

David manages the software research and advisory for IT and leads the expertise in AI.  He oversees the team and expertise areas for software used by IT and for what is used by business. David leads the software research efforts in AI for IT and AI-infused software building on over three decades of experience in data and analytics. For decades, he has brought to market leading-edge analytics and data products in marketing and product leadership positions at Pivotal (a division of EMC), Vertica Systems, Oracle, Applix, InforSense, and IRI Software. David earned his MS in Business from Bentley University and a BS in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania.

Chris Pattacini is a Partner at ISG, with more than 30 years of industry experience. As an experienced IT outsourcing and benchmarking consultant, Chris is a recognized industry leader who utilizes state of the art benchmarking tools for project-based support of outsourcing transactions for large corporate clients. Chris’s expertise includes market price intelligence for various business and IT services. He currently manages the ProBenchmark platform.

Paul Reynolds leads Momentum, a division of ISG that provides research services to help service providers better target, win and retain business. Paul has 25 years of market research experience with specific expertise in methodology development, data analytics and research process design. Having found many service providers’ Advisor Relations functions to lack appropriate analytics, Paul is working to develop innovative new approaches that allow for data-driven programs based on the unique needs of each client. His approach benefits Advisor Relations, go-to-market functions, sales, strategy, marketing, and market/competitive intelligence teams.

Sunder Sarangan is focused on the success of the provider ecosystem at ISG. He leads various programs and products as part of the leadership team for ISG Research. Additionally, he is responsible for new products that address the specific needs of niche and specialized providers and their market success.