
Experton Group is the innovative, trusted ICT knowledge partner for leading companies.
Experton Group offers consulting services, market surveys, conferences, seminars and publications related to information and communications technology issues.
Our consulting portfolio includes technology, business processes, management and business cooperations, investments and mergers.
Gerard Hallaren, CFA, has been a successful technology analyst and investor for more than 20 years. Between 2001 and 2006 he was responsible for delivering investment information and analysis, based on the work META/Gartner does with its Global 2000 IT customers.
Hallaren began his career with International Data as a computer pricing expert and joined META Group founder Dale Kutnick at the Yankee Group. Prior to joining First Albany, Hallaren was a Managing Director in Corporate Finance at Stifel Nicolaus / Hanifen Imhoff. Prior to Hanifen, he was a co-manager of Invesco's Technology funds and sole manager of other assets. In 1989, he was a part of a team tasked with investigating fraud at the troubled disk drive maker MiniScribe.
In addition, Gerard is a member of the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers), holds a patent for Data Storage and a B.A. in Economics from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.