| Website | gartner.com |
| University of Wisconsin, BBA | 1981 |
| Finance, Management | |
| University of Chicago, MBA | 1986 |
| Finance, Advanced Statistical Methods |
Scott Nelson is a managing vice president in Gartner Research. He is responsible for managing research in the area of application strategy and governance. His particular research focuses on how business strategies of vendors and end users are affected by technology advances. His broader team looks at areas such as application modernization, software as a service (SaaS), vendor ecosystems and application governance.
Prior to joining Gartner, Mr. Nelson was the vice president of strategic marketing services for Prime Response, a marketing automation vendor. Before that, he spent 14 years in financial services marketing and research.