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Andrew Lerner
Distinguished VP Analyst
Andrew Lerner is a Distinguished Vice President in Gartner Research covering enterprise networking with a focus on emerging technologies. Mr. Lerner primary coverage areas include SASE, SD-WAN, multicloud networking, Zero-Trust networking, and network automation.
Previous experience
Prior to joining Gartner, Mr. Lerner worked for Raymond James Financial as both a Senior Network Engineer and a Security Architect, with responsibility for network architecture, design and implementation. He has also worked as a Networking Consultant for ThruPoint and Booz Allen Hamilton. Mr. Lerner currently holds both CISSP and VMware certifications and has previously held certifications from Cisco (CCNP), Foundry and Nortel.
Professional background
Raymond James Financial
Senior Network Engineer, Security Architect
ThruPoint (formerly Total Network Solutions)
Network Consultant
Booz Allen Hamilton
Senior Consultant
Areas of coverage
Infrastructure Security
I&O Platforms
Education
M.S., Telecommunications, George Mason University
B.S., Decision Science, University of Maryland
Top Issues That I Help Clients Address
1SASE
2SDWAN
3cloud networking multicloud networking
4data center networking
5network automation