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Stephanie Stoudt-Hansen
Managing Vice President
Stephanie Stoudt-Hansen is a Managing Vice President in the Sourcing, Procurement and Vendor Management team within Gartner Research. Ms. Stoudt-Hansen manages a global team of analysts who focus on publishing research and advising Gartner clients on best practices on deal negotiation strategies and contract terms with major software providers, such as Microsoft, ServiceNow, and IBM. Her team also analyze market trends impacting software pricing and contracting. Prior to her current position, Stephanie was an analyst, Vice President in the SPVM space, covering all things Infrastructure Outsourcing, Contracting, Security and DEI leadership, and a Hyperautomation RC leader.
Previous experience
Prior to joining Gartner, Ms. Stoudt-Hansen was a Director of Strategic IT projects for Thomson Reuters where she protected corporate interests by representing data center consolidations, operations, strategy, IT infrastructure and critical services engineering by leveraging vendor agreements, deriving full value by managing costs, risks and opportunities.
Professional background
Thomson Reuters
VP Analyst IT Leaders & Tech Professional
Areas of coverage
Analytics and Artificial Intelligence for Technical Professionals
Education
Juris Doctor, Hamline University School of Law
B.A., Journalism and Communications, University of Minnesota
Top Issues That I Help Clients Address
1Infrastructure outsourcing contract negotiation for DCO/HIMs, cloud and managed workplace services
2Diversity and inclusion
3Security negotiations and contract language
4Hyperautomation, artificial intelligence, service provider capabilities, RPA, contracts, negotiation
5Complex outsourcing contracts