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Bob Parker
Bob Parker, Senior Vice President, IDC
Bob Parker is a Senior Vice President responsible for several areas of research at IDC. Bob leads the global industry research teams, which includes coverage of healthcare, government, retail, energy, manufacturing, and financial services, as well as a cross-industry group looking at emerging topics such as blockchain and robotics. Additionally, Bob leads teams in the enterprise applications space, services, and the IDC coverage of data intelligence, including coverage of artificial intelligence.
Bob has been conducting industry research for over twenty years, including five years at AMR Research before joining IDC. Prior to entering the research field, Bob spent over fifteen years in various Information Technology and Operational management roles in the manufacturing industry, including serving as the Chief Information Officer at Eastern Technologies, a defense contractor.
Bob holds an MBA with a certification in artificial intelligence from New Hampshire College (now Southern New Hampshire University) and a B.S. from Rivier University with a dual major in finance and computer science. Bob speaks at numerous industry conferences and is often quoted in the technology, industry, and business press.
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