Kurt is Chief Operating Officer at IANS, responsible for the company’s research, product, consulting, technology, and client services functions.  He brings to IANS 30 years of experience in the information services sector, including significant expertise in launching and scaling subscription products for C-level executive clients, creating unique, actionable content and data assets, and aligning go-to-market teams around aggressive growth strategies.  Kurt was a key member of the team that grew CEB (Corporate Executive Board) from approximately $15 million in revenue in 1994 to $1 billion when acquired by Gartner in 2017. 

During his career at CEB, he helped develop and hone the firm’s research methodology and held many senior leadership roles, including Managing Director of CEB’s financial services practice, General Manager of the finance, legal, strategy & innovation, and operations practices, and finally Chief Commercial Officer.  When CEB was acquired by Gartner, Kurt served for two years as SVP, Global Business Sales.  More recently, he was CEO of Datos Insights, the leading provider of research, advice, and data to the financial services industry.  Kurt holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honors) in English & American Literature from Brown University.