The BeyeNETWORK™ focuses on business intelligence, performance management, data warehousing, data integration and data quality, serving these communities with unparalleled industry coverage and resources.
Executive Team
Ron Powell:
Cofounder & Editorial Director
 | Ron has an extensive technology background with more than 30 years of experience in the field as a CEO, COO, consultant, manager and editor. Prior to the founding of the BeyeNETWORK
with Shawn Rogers, he was cofounder, publisher and editorial director of a business intelligence publication. Ron has a wealth of expertise in business intelligence, business management and
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Jean Schauer:
Editor in Chief
 | Jean has more than 14 years of editorial experience in business intelligence, data warehousing, data integration and performance management. Prior to joining the BeyeNETWORK in 2006, she held the position of editor in chief of a business intelligence publication where she worked closely with the industry experts who contributed articles for publication. |
Mary Jo Nott:
Executive Editor
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Mary Jo has more than 13 years of print and online experience in the business intelligence/data warehousing space. At the BeyeNETWORK, Mary Jo is responsible for research report project management, global content provisioning and the Vision Awards for Business Impact. She also moderates many BeyeNETWORK features, including web seminars, Executive Spotlights and Ask the Experts. Highly regarded in the industry, Mary Jo has developed strong relationships with writers and other key members of the business intelligence community.
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Domain Experts
Merv, Principal at IT Market Strategy, has spent 3 decades in the information technology industry. As Senior Vice President at Forrester Research, he was responsible for all of Forrester’s
technology research for several years, before returning to his roots as an analyst covering the software industry and launching Forrester’s well-regarded practice in Analyst Relations. Prior to
his Forrester role, Merv was Vice President and Research Manager with responsibility for the West Coast staff at Giga Information Group. Merv focused on facilitating collaborative research among
analysts, and served as executive editor of the monthly Research Digest and weekly GigaFlash. He chaired the GigaWorld conference (and later Forrester IT Forum) for several years, and led the jam
band, a popular part of those events, as a guitarist and singer.
Prior to becoming a technology analyst, Merv was Senior Director, Strategic Marketing at Sybase, where he also worked as director of marketing for data warehousing and director of analyst relations.
Prior to Sybase, Merv served as a marketing manager at Information Builders, where he founded and edited a technical journal and a marketing quarterly, subsequently becoming involved in corporate and
product marketing and launching a formal AR role.
Before entering the IT industry, Merv spent a decade building systems in the securities, banking and transportation industries in New York, including several years as a manager of end user computing
at Shearson Lehman Brothers and a stint as a statistical analyst at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. His early analysis of the micro-to-mainframe market and its impact on decision support,
The Workstation Data Link, was published by McGraw-Hill in 1988.
Merv was a member of the Advisory Board of the International Data Warehouse Association in its formative years, and served as editor of the NY PC User Group Newsletter in the mid-‘80s. He holds
a B.S. in business administration (finance) from CUNY’s Baruch College.
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Dr. Bart Baesens is an assistant professor at the Faculty of Applied Economic Sciences at the K.U.Leuven (Belgium) and the School of Management of the University of
Southampton (United Kingdom). He has done extensive research on predictive analytics, data mining, customer relationship management, fraud detection and credit risk management. His findings have
been published in well-known international journals (e.g., Machine Learning, Management Science, IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks, IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering, IEEE
Transactions on Evolutionary Computation, Journal of Machine Learning Research) and presented at international conferences. He is also co-author of the book" Credit Risk Management: Basic
Concepts," published in 2008. He regularly tutors, advizes and provides consulting support to international firms with respect to data mining, predictive analytics and credit risk management
policy.
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Malcolm Chisholm, Ph.D., has over 25 years of experience in enterprise information management and has worked in a wide range of sectors. He specializes in setting up and developing enterprise
information management units, master data
management and business rules. Malcolm has authored two books: Managing Reference Data in Enterprise Databases (Morgan Kaufmann, 2000) and
How to Build a Business Rules Engine (Morgan Kaufmann, 2003). He can be contacted at mchisholm@refdataportal.com.
Editor's note: More articles, resources, news and events are available in Malcolm's BeyeNETWORK Expert
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Ronald Damhof has been a data warehouse/business intelligence practitioner for more than 15 years in various industries such as healthcare, government, industry, banking and retail. He teaches a
master class on Data Warehousing in Depth. He also performs
audits and quality reviews at several firms and is an active blogger. He is now writing his dissertation and studying the ways to integrate
the academic rigor of the scientific community with the business world. You can reach him at +31 6 269 671 84, his web site at http://www.prudenza.nl/ or via email at ronald.damhof@prudenza.nl. more >
Mike Ferguson is Managing Director of
Intelligent Business Strategies Limited, a leading information technology analyst and
consulting company. As lead analyst and
consultant, he specializes in enterprise business intelligence, enterprise business integration, and enterprise portals. He can be contacted at +44 1625
520700 or via e-mail at mferguson@intelligentbusiness.biz.
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Jorgen Heizenberg currently acts as the Principal Technology Officer for the Business Intelligence (BI) domain at Capgemini in the Netherlands. He actively monitors the BI market for the impact on
Capgemini and its clients. He is the author of many
articles and white papers on business intelligence. Jorgen is also actively advising clients on business intelligence. Over the years, he has
filled many different roles - all BI related, ranging from reporting specialist to BI strategy consultant. He has more than 10 years of experience on a operational, tactical and strategic level in
planning, designing and creating management information solutions for a variety of clients and industries. He is known within the Dutch BI community for his original and often humorous approach
toward BI. His ambition is to create a stronger focus on BI functionality and end-user benefits rather than on technique. You may contact him at jorgen.heizenberg@capgemini.com. more >
Claudia Imhoff, Ph.D., is the President and Founder of
Intelligent Solutions, a leading consultancy on data warehousing and business intelligence
technologies and strategies. She is a popular
speaker and internationally recognized expert, and serves as an advisor to many corporations, universities and leading technology companies on these
topics. She has co-authored five books and more than 100 articles on these topics and has a popular blog at www.b-eye-network.com/blogs/imhoff/. She may be reached at CImhoff@IntelSols.com.
Editor's note: More Claudia Imhoff articles, resources, news and events are available in the BeyeNETWORK's Claudia Imhoff Expert
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Bill is universally recognized as the father of the data warehouse. He has more than 36 years of database technology management experience and data warehouse design expertise. He has published more
than 40 books and 1,000 articles on data
warehousing and data management, and his books have been translated into nine languages. He is known globally for his data warehouse development seminars
and has been a keynote speaker for many major computing associations. Bill can be reached at 303-681-6772.
Editor's note: More articles, resources, news and events are available in Bill's BeyeNETWORK Expert Channel. Be sure
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William is President of
McKnight Consulting Group. His practice focuses on delivering business value and solving business problems
utilizing proven, streamlined approaches in data
warehousing, master data management and business intelligence, all with a focus on data quality and scalable architectures.
William has more than 20 years of information management experience, nearly half of which was gained in IT leadership positions, dealing firsthand with the challenging issues his clients now
face. His IT and consulting teams have won best practice competitions for their implementations. In 11 years of consulting, he has been a part of 150 client programs worldwide, has over 300
articles, white papers and tips in publication and is a frequent international speaker. William is the author of 90 Days to Success in Consulting. Contact William at william@williammcknight.com or (214) 514-1444.
Editor's Note: More articles, news and resources are available in William's
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Rick has more than 20 years of business intelligence (BI), data warehousing (DW) and data integration experience. He is the founder of
Athena IT Solutions, a Boston-based consulting firm
that provides DW/BI consulting, training and vendor services; prior to that he was a director/practice
leader at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Sherman is a published author of more than 50 articles, an industry speaker and has been quoted in CFO and Business Week. He also teaches data warehousing at
Northeastern University's graduate school of engineering. You can reach him at rsherman@athena-solutions.com and follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/rpsherman.
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Colin is the founder and president of
BI Research. He is well known for his in-depth knowledge of business intelligence, data management and data
integration technologies and how they can be used for
supporting smart and agile decision making. With 40 years of IT experience, he has consulted for dozens of companies throughout the world and
is a frequent speaker at leading IT events. Colin has written numerous articles and papers on deploying new and evolving information technologies for business benefit and is a regular contributor
to several leading print- and web-based industry journals, including the BeyeNETWORK. Colin may be contacted by sending an email to
info@bi-research.com .
Editor's note: More articles, resources, news and events are available in Colin's BeyeNETWORK Expert Channel. Be sure to visit
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Korhan Yunak is a Global CRM Business Analyst at Vodafone Group, based in Dusseldorf, Germany, where he is responsible for business intelligence strategy, data warehousing best practices as well as the customer value management program within
the group. He currently works on customer value management practices, BI strategy and customer analytics focusing more on the CRM area to cover the big picture around business intelligence. He has more than 6 years of practical project experience helping companies establishing enterprise data warehouse solutions and building BI vision.
Early in his career, Korhan was involved in various enterprise performance management (EPM) and BI engagements in wide variety of industries including telco, banking and retail as a consultant. Korhan has extensive experience, combining technical and business acumen, especially in telecommunication industry. Korhan holds a degree in Management Information Systems from Bosphorus University.
Korhan can be reached at +491732620423 or kyunak@gmail.com.
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