Paul Schwarz

Paul Schwarz is the Vice President at HANSA|GCR, where he leads the technical development and analysis of Gartner's syndicated research service, IT Watch, which was focused on B2B spending trends and vendor selection. Prior to Gartner, Dr. Schwarz was a scientist at Oregon State University. As an academic researcher, Dr. Schwarz relied on advanced quantitative methods and simulation modeling to investigate effects of global change on natural ecosystems and their carbon footprints. He is the author of a number of peer-reviewed scientific publications related to global climate change, carbon emissions and quantitative methods. Dr. Schwarz's broad analytical expertise includes a deep knowledge of developing and implementing hierarchical statistical models of customer preferences for products and services, and time series models of IT-related spending patterns. Another area of research expertise is IT infrastructure, especially understanding the use of new technologies, like server virtualization, and their associated labor support costs for maintaining organizational agility. In addition to his custom market research role, Dr. Schwarz leads a team of researchers in developing a sustainability-related or green research practice at HANSA|GCR.