Dr. JC Martel is a distinguished senior leader specializing in advanced analytics, AI strategy, and generative AI enablement. With a record of driving large-scale transformation across sectors, she empowers organizations to harness data and AI to enhance business processes, elevate decision-making, and unlock significant value. Known for her ability to bridge technical innovation and strategic vision, Dr. Martel has advised executives and mentored teams globally, guiding them to successfully adopt AI and analytics at enterprise scale.

In her current role as Senior Director Analyst for AI, Data and Analytics at Gartner, Dr. Martel leads groundbreaking research and analysis to guide data and analytics leaders globally. She creates thought-leading insights on AI, machine learning, generative AI, and data science strategy, empowering organizations to adopt cutting-edge technologies with confidence and clarity. Her work addresses market trends, governance, D&A financial management and best practices, and AI engineering.