Sam Bhavnani

Sam Bhavnani

Director, Consumer Technology

Greater San Diego Area

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
Education
  • Boston College
Connections
500+ connections
Industry
Computer Hardware
Websites

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)

    2007Present (1 year)

  • Director of Research

    Current Analysis

    (Market Research industry)

    March 2006December 2007 (1 year 10 months)

  • Principal Analyst

    Current Analysis

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

    June 2005March 2006 (10 months)

  • Senior Analyst

    Current Analysis

    (Market Research industry)

    January 2004June 2005 (1 year 6 months)

  • Mutual Fund Accountant

    Sanford C. Bernstein

    (Public Company; Computer Hardware industry)

    19981998 (less than a year)


Sam Bhavnani’s Education

  • Boston College

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


Additional Information

Sam Bhavnani’s Websites:

Sam Bhavnani’s Interests:

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

Sam Bhavnani’s Groups:

Social Media Club - San Diego Chapter Lead

  •    GreenTek
  •    Retail in the digital era
  •    The Content Wrangler Community
  •    Boston College Alumni Group
  •    Angel Investor Group
  •    Association of Technology Industry Analysts
  •    Business Analytics
  •    Southern California Venture Capital Community
  •    Social Media Today
  •    San Diego Tweetup

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

Interested In:

  • career opportunities
  • consulting offers
  • new ventures
  • expertise requests

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