Forrester analysts are industry experts and proven authorities in their chosen fields. They provide the powerful ideas that our large corporate clients use to increase market share, accelerate revenue, and decrease costs.

Our analysts are brilliant writers and thinkers who at any given time are delivering research, advising clients, and giving speeches and broadcast interviews. Quoted in newspapers and magazines worldwide, they never stop digging into the technologies and issues that keep them enthused and energized. They are also mountain climbers, pianists, artists, runners, partners, and parents. At Forrester, our analysts are as well-rounded as they are well-read.

Ted Schadler, Vice President, Analyst, Cambridge, Mass.

Why do I love being an analyst at Forrester? Because I get to speak truth to power.

"Stride on the world stage" was former president Bill Bluestein's promise. And the head of research warned me that "for the right person, being a Forrester analyst is the best job in the world." Both were right. I'm insatiably curious about technology and its impact on consumers and businesses. I like to write reports that people are still reading a year later and mix it up with the experts on my team. But what I love about being a Forrester analyst is sitting across the table from CEOs of Fortune 500 companies and telling them the truth about their strategy, market, or customers. Sometimes it's the first time they've heard it. Forrester's rock-solid research and high-integrity culture makes speaking truth to power possible. And CEOs value the truth even if it hurts.

Thomas Mendel, Ph.D., Vice President, Research Director, Frankfurt

I have always been attracted to the ever-changing world of technology and its business implications. That's what attracted me at university and later on as an IT manager in industry. However, the life as a line manager in a corporation only presents a limited number of challenges. What I love about being an analyst is the fact that you get involved in new topics all the time. Every day, conversations with our clients provide new challenges and provide me with a great deal of new insights. People often ask me if I miss the action, i.e., getting stuff done. Well, for me, the most satisfying thing about my job is being able to help clients make the right technology decision. This is what really drives me — making sure clients are able to differentiate between the hype and what's really important.