Technology >> CEO Interviews >> January 31, 2000
DALE KUTNICK has been Chief Executive Officer, President, co-Research
Director and co-Founder of META Group, Inc. since its inception in
January 1989. In addition, Mr. Kutnick was appointed Chairman of the
Board of Directors in May 1998. Mr. Kutnick served as Research Director
from the inception of the corporation in January 1989 to June 1998 and
has served as co-Research Director since July 1998. In addition to his
operational responsibilities, Mr. Kutnick co-directs all of META Group's
research and analytic activities. He is also a regular participant in
the activities of Executive Directions, which prepares customized
research for CIOs. Prior to co-founding META Group, Mr. Kutnick was
Executive Vice President of Research at Gartner Group and an Executive
Vice President at Gartner Securities. Prior to his experience at Gartner
Group, he served as an Executive Director, Research Director and
Principal at Yankee Group and as a Principal at Battery Ventures, a
venture capital firm. Mr. Kutnick is a graduate of Yale University. Profile
TWST: First, give us, from your own perspective, a bit of a backgroundsummary on META Group. Then describe what you see today as the business
and the company.
Mr. Kutnick: META Group is a