Ephraim Baron is a Senior Director within the Gartner for General Managers team. He applies first-hand experience as head of cloud product development and services delivery to his research. He has also held the positions of CIO, head of marketing, and senior strategist at companies ranging from startups to Fortune 100 enterprises. Ephraim brings wide range of IT and financial experience, with a strong focus on applying technology to address business challenges and opportunities. Mr. Baron focuses on areas including cloud economics, product development, product marketing, and service modeling.