IANS CEO and leadership

Global IT executive leader with 20+ years of experience in IT and business strategy. Helped start EMIS as employee #7 and for the past 6 years, reported to the CEO and managed the entire technology team of 50 engineers across eight countries. A strong proponent of open source, AWS cloud and SaaS solutions. Led various product development and infrastructure projects including web application development, multilingual faceted search and cloud migration.

Dennis is the Chief Marketing Officer at IANS. He is a global product, marketing and operating executive with close to 30 years of experience serving American, Japanese and Dutch multinational companies. Throughout his career, Dennis has developed, launched and grown new products and services in both existing and new markets. Dennis spent 16 years with Forrester Research, most recently as Chief Product Officer, where he was responsible for creating consistent high-quality and innovative products and experiences for Forrester's clients worldwide. Prior roles at Forrester include Managing Director for the Marketing & Strategy Client Group, Chief EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) Officer, Vice President of Marketing for the Americas Operating Group in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Director of Marketing in the Amsterdam European Headquarters. Before joining Forrester, Dennis was a Senior Manager at Nissan Europe and a Marketing Officer at Royal Philips Electronics in the Netherlands. Dennis holds a postgraduate diploma in marketing from the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM).

Rob Johnson is the Vice President of Finance at IANS. In this role he oversees the Accounting, Finance, Human Resources and IT functions. Prior to joining IANS, he worked at Venture Advisors, a leading provider of outsourced CFO and Controller services. He has also held financial management positions at Fast Search & Transfer, m-Qube and WBUR. He has over 20 years of financial experience with extensive experience in Financial Reporting, Budgeting & Forecasting and Process Improvement. Rob holds an MBA from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University as well as a Master of Science in E-Commerce from Boston University. He is a graduate of Bentley College with a BS in Accounting and is a Certified Public Accountant.