Mike McGuire is a research vice president at Gartner, focused on the media vertical industry. He covers online music and media distribution, DRM, copyright-related issues, publishing, and how social-networking technology can provide new strategic opportunities for media companies. Topics he covers include the consumer adoption of online music services and emerging business models. He is based in San Jose, CA, USA.
Before re-joining Gartner in 2000, Mr. McGuire worked with mobile computing start-ups in the Bay Area and Southern California. He was at Dataquest (now Gartner) from 1994 through 1997 as senior and principal analyst for the mobile computing program. He has held public relations and marketing positions with companies such as GRiD Systems and Geoworks. He was a senior writer with PCWeek (now eWeek), covering mobile computing and Apple Computer Inc.
Mike McGuire holds a B.A. in Journalism from San Jose State University. |
