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Frank Marsala
VP Analyst
Frank Marsala is a Vice President responsible for the security, networking and communications sectors for Gartner Invest. In this role he analyzes and expands upon the work produced by Gartner industry analysts covering the these sectors, with an eye toward the need of the investment community.
Previous experience
Prior to joining Gartner, Mr. Marsala was on Wall Street for nine years where he was responsible for coverage of telecommunications equipment and services companies. Prior to this, he was with Bell Atlantic (now Verizon) for 12 years, where he was involved with business planning for the company's wireless and wireline divisions.
Professional background
First Albany Capital
Equity Analyst - Telecom Equipment and Services
Robertson Stephens
Equity Analyst - Wireless Services
ING Barings
Equity Analyst - Wireless Services
Areas of coverage
Security of Applications and Data
Security of the Cloud
Identity and Access Management and Fraud Detection
Infrastructure Security
Education
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), 1997
M.B.A., Baruch College, 1993
B.B.A., Pace University, 1983
Top Issues That I Help Clients Address
1Understanding growth trends of security, networking and communications infrastructure segments.
2Understanding competitive differentiation of vendors in security, networking and communications infrastructure segments.
3Understanding how to make Gartner research useful for making investment decisions.