David Foote is a tech labor trends research pioneer and one of the most frequently quoted industry analysts on global IT workforce evolution. He has spent more than two decades introducing innovative data-driven benchmark research and analysis focusing on the tech/business labor market while also pioneering new industry practices for hyper-accurate compensation benchmarking and tracking/forecasting of tech skills and certifications supply and demand. He built his reputation at Gartner and at several Silicon Valley companies prior to co-founding Foote Partners in 1997 where he leads a senior team of former Gartner and McKinsey analysts/researchers supported by research partnerships with 6,400 North American and European employers. Foote’s research-backed forecasts and analyses reach a global audience of millions of business and technology professionals.