Mr. Michael Smart
Vice President
Gartner Consulting
Sydney, Australia

Mr Michael Smart is a Vice President in Gartner Consulting in Sydney where he heads the Strategic Sourcing practice for Asia-Pacific. Michael has more than 18 years of experience in IT, focussed in particular on the financial services sector. As head of the sourcing practice Michael advises clients on sourcing strategies, evaluation and selection of service providers, contract development, sourcing governance and industry trends.

During his time with Gartner, Michael has worked with clients on establishing some of the largest outsourcing deals in Asia-pacific and has advised clients on many established deals that have had problems.

Prior to joining Gartner, Mr. Smart held several senior positions with international management consulting organisations and had his own consulting company for 5 years. Mr. Smart has worked with clients across a broad range of industries including major banks, energy companies and numerous state and federal government departments.

Mr. Smart holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, an MBA and a Masters degree in Transport Management.