Provider Solutions

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.

What he does at ISG

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.

Past achievements for clients

Since spearheading the creation of ISG Provider Lens, one of the firm’s signature research publications, Jan Erik has continuously expanded its geographic and subject matter breadth, listening to both clients and the provider community to create a truly comprehensive resource.

As a research partner, principal analyst and global head of ISG Provider Lens, Jan Erik has, among his many accomplishments:

• Advocated for and built a core team of analysts in India into a global research powerhouse, creating one of the industry's most trusted and sought-after research organizations.
• Introduced research solutions specific to the public sector, creating sophisticated and dedicated reporting and insights that deliver the depth and quality of private sector research to local and state governments.
• Leveraged his deep interest in living responsibly and sustainably to help ISG become a leader in ESG best practices, and to provide its clients with research to help them do the same across their businesses and provider networks.

John Boccuzzi, Jr. is Partner and Chief Sales Officer, ISG Research, which is the community that brings together buyers and sellers of digital services and technologies, leveraging ISG’s data and market insights.

John runs a dynamic team of professionals that work closely with Service providers to understand their needs and create solutions to drive success.  A recognized speaker, blogger and TEDx speaker, John is a passionate thought leader in the area of Customer Experience. In 2018 John’s TEDx talk “I was Seduced by Exceptional Customer Service” was the most popular CX video of year by Omoto. John prides himself on focusing on the client’s needs and then developing unique solutions that will set an organization on the correct path.

Karen Healy is responsible for establishing and growing a global portfolio of ISG thought leadership conferences and events.  Karen joined ISG in 2016 and has rapidly developed a portfolio of events that explore, inform and advise on the benefits and productivity gains afforded organizations through digital transformation. An accomplished events executive with a strong track record in leading BtoB conference and events businesses, Ms. Healy has over 30 years’ experience in Technology Research and Advisory businesses. She has a proven track record of innovation, aggressive growth and significant profit contributions as well as extensive experience leading and developing cross-functional teams of employees and outside service providers. Karen holds a MBA in Marketing from the University of New Haven and a BSc in Business and Marketing from Fordham University.

Nils Bachmann is a Partner with ISG Research.

What he does at ISG

As leader of the entire client experience, including all marketing and communications globally, Paul takes a hands-on approach to the firm’s digital and product marketing, partnerships and alliances, sales enablement and corporate communications. In overseeing ISG research, Paul has strengthened the offering so that it resonates deeply with technology providers and enterprise service providers and is a go-to source for in-depth knowledge of technology trends and advancements. Paul’s purview is underpinned by his steadfast commitment to market technology and how it can be used to grow both ISG’s and clients’ businesses.

Past achievements for clients

Paul’s experience as a brand evangelist, message creator and full-stack marketer position him perfectly to ensure that ISG’s value proposition is well articulated and its brand impact far-reaching. He has managed teams located across the globe, championed memorable communication and developed a talent of looking beyond black-and-white KPIs to determine whether a marketing strategy is actually effective.

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.

Chris Pattacini is a Managing Director 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.

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.