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	Rob Karel Principal Analyst

Research Coverage

Data Federation, Data Federation, Data Integration, Data Integration, Data Quality, Data Quality, Extract Transform & Load, Extract Transform & Load, Information & Knowledge Management, Information & Knowledge Management, Information Governance, Information Governance, Integration Technologies, Integration Technologies, Master Data Management, Master Data Management, Master Data Management Strategy, Master Data Management Strategy, Metadata Management, Metadata Management

Research Focus

Rob serves Business Process & Applications professionals. He is a leading expert in how companies manage data and integrate information across the enterprise. His current research focus includes master data management, data quality management, metadata management, data governance, and data integration technologies, including ETL and EII.

Previous Work Experience

Rob has more than 14 years of data management experience, working in both business and IT roles to develop solutions that provide better quality, confidence in, and usability of critical enterprise data. Prior to joining Forrester, he managed Intuit's enterprise data quality initiatives and supported the implementation of Intuit's customer master reference system. Prior to Intuit, Rob managed the design and development of customer master and attribute management solutions for Cisco Systems. Earlier, Rob was research manager for the global mergers and acquisitions product group at Thomson Financial Securities Data (now Thomson Financial Investment Banking).

Education

Rob holds a B.S. in finance from Ithaca College.

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