Sam Bhavnani

Current

• Director, Consumer Technology at The NPD Group

Past

• Director of Research at Current Analysis
• Principal Analyst at Current Analysis
• Senior Analyst at Current Analysis

• Mutual Fund Accountant at Sanford C. Bernstein

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Education

• Boston College

Recommended

4 people have recommended Sam

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Computer Hardware

Websites

• My Blog
• Follow Me on Twitter

Sam Bhavnani’s Summary

- Provide clients with unbiased analysis, response and strategic guidance.

- Member of Global Advisory Council for Dell, Lenovo, Panasonic, and Toshiba.

- Sought by leading media such as WSJ, NY Times, Business Week, CNBC, Bloomberg, CNET, CNN, the AP, Martha Stewart and others.

- Ability to collaborate with clients to develop customized solutions.

- Led division in rollout of Salesforce.com CRM solution.

- Created Competitive Value Index (CVI) and turned it into a web-based solution across multiple product categories and client groups.

Sam Bhavnani’s Specialties:

- Competitive Analysis
- Strategic Consulting
- CRM - Salesforce.com
- Data Management - Cognos
- Management
- Thought Leadership

Sam Bhavnani’s Experience

• Director, Consumer Technology

  The NPD Group

  (Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Market Research industry)

  2007 — Present (2 years)

• Director of Research

  Current Analysis

  (Market Research industry)

  March 2006 — December 2007 (1 year 10 months)

• Principal Analyst

  Current Analysis

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Market Research industry)

  June 2005 — March 2006 (10 months)

• Senior Analyst

  Current Analysis

  (Market Research industry)

  January 2004 — June 2005 (1 year 6 months)

• Mutual Fund Accountant

  Sanford C. Bernstein

  (Public Company; Computer Hardware industry)

  1998 — 1998 (less than a year)

Sam Bhavnani’s Education

• Boston College

  Bachelors , Finance, Human Resource Management , September 1994 — May 1998

Additional Information

Sam Bhavnani’s Websites:

• My Blog
• Follow Me on Twitter

Sam Bhavnani’s Interests:

Surfing, golf, running, tennis, softball, wine, emerging technology, helping startups.

Sam Bhavnani’s Honors:

2005 Most Valuable Player
2005 Most Press Mentions
2004 Top Sales Growth Award
2003 Leadership Award

Sam Bhavnani’s Contact Settings

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• career opportunities
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