Martin Kuppinger is the founder and Principal Analyst responsible for the KuppingerCole research. In his 25 years of IT experience he has already written more than 50 IT-related books and is known as a widely-read columnist and author of technical articles as well as reviews and is also a well-established speaker and moderator at seminars and congresses. His interest in Identity Management dates back to the 80s, when he also gained considerable experience in software architecture development. Over the years, he added several other fields of research, including virtualization, cloud computing, overall IT security, and others. Having studied economies, he combines in-depth IT knowledge with a strong business perspective.

As President, Paul is responsible for developing Saviynt’s corporate strategy while directly overseeing all departments and operations of the company. Paul is a seasoned executive with significant experience in the business-to-business software and SaaS industries. From 2017 to 2022, Paul was a Managing Director at private equity firm Carrick Capital Partners where he was a member of the Investment Committee and Chairman of the Operations Committee. While at Carrick, Paul co-led the investment in Saviynt, and served on its Board from 2017 until 2022. From 2012 to 2016 Paul was President of MicroStrategy (Nasdaq: MSTR) the global enterprise analytics company. From 2010 to 2012, Paul was COO of ParAccel, the enterprise database platform which is the software foundation of Amazon AWS’s Redshift EDW. From 1999 to 2010 Paul served in a number of senior roles at MicroStrategy, including EVP of Global Sales and Operations. Prior to his career in technology, Paul was a lawyer in Washington, DC, including serving as an attorney in the US Department of Justice.

An advocate of research and innovation speaking to and from the technology and security industries. Extensive experience in building and leading high-performance teams by identifying and developing high-potential leaders at all levels of an organization, many of whom achieve world-recognized leadership status. Built successful programs dealing with challenging problems, delivering prevention, recovery, and turnaround solutions to organizations. My perfect role allows for a significant impact for a growing concern by nurturing and nourishing people, resulting in strong and resilient teams that lead an enterprise through challenges of growth that require innovation and out-of-the-box thinking.