Kristen King

Kristen King, Large Enterprise Account Executive at Gartner

Kristen King is a Large Enterprise Account Executive at Gartner, a leading information technology research and advisory company. She is based in the Atlanta Metropolitan Area and has over 1,000 followers on LinkedIn.1

Experience

• Large Enterprise Account Executive, Gartner (January 2016 - Present)

  • Works with CIOs and Senior IT leaders in the Atlanta area, providing strategic advice and support to achieve their goals
  • Partners with clients to research, analyze and interpret the business of IT within the context of their individual roles1

• Area Manager, Gartner (January 2014 - December 2015)

  • Led a team of 6 Account Managers working with emerging technology and service providers up to $250M in revenue
  • Responsible for over 80 client partnerships, focused on providing buyer insight, market trends, competitive landscape, positioning and growth opportunities
  • Increased client retention by 8.1% and overall business performance by 11.4% over two years1

• Midsize Account Executive, Gartner (June 2012 - December 2013)

  • Worked with 15+ emerging technology providers to help them understand their current and future customers, viable markets, competitors' threats, adjacent technologies, and go-to-market strategies
  • Received Gartner's Winners Circle Award1

• HP Networking Specialist, Hewlett-Packard (November 2011 - June 2012)

  • Managed Enterprise Business solutions for K-12, local government, and universities in seven states as a SLED Networking Specialist1

Education

• University of Georgia - Terry College of Business1