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Mbula Schoen
Sr Director Analyst
Mbula Schoen is a Senior Director Analyst with Gartner's CIO Leadership of Information Talent & Organizational Dynamics team. Ms. Schoen's expertise focuses on the future of work, talent management, upskilling the IT workforce, Employment Value Proposition (EVP), IT talent attraction and attrition drivers
Ms. Schoen is a sought-after speaker and brings more than 20 years of experience working with global companies in Asia, Eastern and Western Europe, and Africa. In addition to her work at Gartner, Ms. Schoen is a visiting professor at a Munich University, where she lectures in management information systems
Previous experience
Before joining Gartner, Ms. Schoen worked for Siemens Communications in Munich, Germany, as a market analyst and as an executive advisor for the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in Shanghai, China.
Professional background
Siemens (Munich,Germany)
Market Analyst/Competitive Intelligence for Cordless Voice Products
AmCham (Shanghai, China)
Executive Advisor
Jamadavice (Sofia, Bulgaria)
Sales & Marketing Executive
Areas of coverage
CIO Leadership of Culture and People
Executive Leadership: Talent
Future of Work Reinvented Resource Center
Education
M.B.A., University of Applied Sciences, Munich, Germany
Master's degree in Sinology, Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich, Germany
Chinese Mandarin, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
B.A., Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya
Top Issues That I Help Clients Address
1Future of work, recruitment, retention and career development practices
2Upskilling and reskilling the IT workforce
3Talent management ; Enterprisewide talent development
4IT Strategic workforce planning
5Attraction and Attrition drivers for IT talent