ISG Research

John Boccuzzi, Jr.

John is President of ISG Research, responsible for the ISG Research business globally. Under his leadership, ISG Events has grown its suite of flagship events to fuel learning, sharing and connecting and added impactful, action-oriented AI content to drive enterprise adoption at scale. He has also been key to the assimilation of Ventana Research into ISG Software Research since the November 2023 acquisition. He joined ISG in 2019 and most recently was Partner and Chief Sales Officer, ISG Research. John has twenty-five years of executive and sales management experience in the retail and data analytics industries, working with enterprises, technology and software companies globally to help them achieve operational excellence and accelerate growth. He has created and co-hosted several LinkedIn Live broadcast series focused on technology, client service and the business services market, and is a published author on the topic of customer experience and the impact of AI. He earned a degree in management and entrepreneurial Studies from Bryant University in Smithfield, Rhode Island.

Jan Erik Aase

Mr. Aase brings extensive experience in the implementation and research of service integration and management of both IT and business processes. With over 35 years of experience, he is highly skilled at analyzing vendor governance trends and methodologies, identifying inefficiencies in current processes, and advising the industry. Jan Erik has experience on all four sides of the sourcing and vendor governance lifecycle - as a client, an industry analyst, a service provider and an advisor. Now as a research director, principal analyst and global head of ISG Provider Lens™, he is very well positioned to assess and report on the state of the industry and make recommendations for both enterprises and service provider clients.

Nils Bachmann

Nils Bachmann is a Partner with ISG Research.

Alex Bakker

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.

Sashidharan Balasundaram

Howard Davies

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

Namratha brings over 19 years of market research experience, leading the ISG Provider Lens™ program focused on BPO and AI and Analytics. Namratha also leads the India Research team and is a speaker on ISG’s flagship platform, the ISG Index.

Michael Dornan

Michael Dornan is a Principal Analyst in Provider Services based in the UK. He is responsible for ISG’s Buyer Behavior research program, helping providers navigate changing market dynamics, identify unmet enterprise demand, and position services and solutions that align to client needs.

Iain Fisher

Iain leads ISG’s Future of Work, Customer Experience and ESG solutioning redefining business models and operating models to drive out new ways of working with a CX and ESG focus. He joins up end to end value chains across a number of markets and advises clients on where digital and technology can be used to maximise benefit. A regular Keynote speaker and online presenter, Iain has also authored several eBooks on these subjects.

Karen Healy

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.

Heiko Henkes

Heiko Henkes serves as Managing Director and Principal Analyst at ISG, where he oversees the Global ISG Provider Lens™ (IPL) Program for all IT Outsourcing (ITO) studies alongside his pivotal role in the global IPL division as strategic program manager and thought leader for IPL Lead Analysts. Additionally, Henkes heads the Star of Excellence, ISG's global customer experience initiative, steering program design and its integration with IPL and ISG’s sourcing practice. His expertise lies in guiding companies through IT-based business model transformations, leveraging his deep understanding of continuous transformation, IT competencies, sustainable business strategies, and change management in a Cloud-AI-driven business landscape. Henkes is renowned for his contributions as a keynote speaker on digital innovation, where he shares insights on leveraging technology for business growth and transformation.

Stanton Jones

Ruchika Kakkar

Ruchika Kakkar is a Director with ISG Provider Lens.

Robert Kugel

Over three decades of experience and expertise in the Office of Finance and manages the overall business software research and advisory efforts at ISG Software Research.

David Menninger

Over three decades of experience, manages the overall software research and advisory efforts supporting IT, and leads the expertise in AI software at ISG.

Aman Munglani

Aman Munglani is a Director and Principal Analyst with ISG Provider Lens.

Chris Pattacini

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

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

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.

Mark Smith

Partner and head of software research and advisory at ISG with three decades of experience and expertise in the technology industry.