# Gideon Gartner

> Gideon Isaiah Gartner (1935-2020) was an American entrepreneur and technology analyst who co-founded Gartner Group in 1979 and also founded Soundview Technology Group and Giga Information Group. His work combined concise research, continuing client advice and formal analyst training; outside business, he played music, supported arts organizations and valued teaching.

- **Role:** Entrepreneur, technology analyst, engineer, investor, author and philanthropist
- **Organizations:** Gartner Group (now Gartner, Inc.), Soundview Technology Group, Giga Information Group, IBM, Oppenheimer & Co., E.F. Hutton, Philco, System Development Corporation, Aspen Music Festival and School, Opera Orchestra of New York, IT History Society
- **From:** Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine (now Israel)
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Master of Science in Management, MIT Sloan School of Management
- **Known for:** Co-founded Gartner Group and built its technology research and continuing advisory model., Founded Soundview Technology Group and Giga Information Group., Helped establish concise two-page research notes as a Gartner product.

## Career timeline

- **1956** — Graduated from MIT in mechanical engineering.
- **1960** — Earned a graduate management degree at MIT Sloan.
- **1960s** — Worked in technical and marketing roles including Philco and IBM; became IBM manager of market information.
- **1970s** — Worked as a securities analyst at E.F. Hutton and Oppenheimer; became an Oppenheimer partner.
- **1972-1977** — Ranked leading individual technology securities analyst in Institutional Investor’s annual poll.
- **1979** — Co-founded Gartner Group with David Stein.
- **1985** — Created and taught a graduate management course at UCLA.
- **1986** — Gartner Group went public.
- **1991-04** — Ended his tenure as Gartner president and CEO, according to his personal biography.
- **1992-04** — Ended his Gartner chairmanship, according to his personal biography.
- **1995** — Founded Giga Information Group.
- **2003** — Giga was acquired by Forrester Research.
- **2005** — Participated in a six-hour oral history with Jeffrey R. Yost in Aspen.
- **2014** — About Gartner, co-authored with Catherine Fredman, was published.
- **2020-12-12** — Died at home in New York, aged 85.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Gartner Group and built its technology research and continuing advisory model.
- Founded Soundview Technology Group and Giga Information Group.
- Helped establish concise two-page research notes as a Gartner product.
- Ranked leading individual technology securities analyst from 1972 through 1977 in Institutional Investor polls.
- Developed a research notebook and analyst training methods.
- Donated company records to the Charles Babbage Institute with Sarah Gartner.

## Latest updates

- **2020-12** — Gartner died on December 12, 2020; company and institutional tributes followed.
- **2014-10** — Published a retrospective marking 35 years since Gartner Group’s founding.

## Links

- Website: https://gideongartner.com/

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