Gene Hall joined Gartner, Inc. as chief executive officer in August 2004. Since then, his focus has been on publishing market-leading research, developing differentiated offerings tailored to clients' individual needs and expanding the company's sales capacity and capability. These initiatives have resulted in all-time high levels of revenue, EBITDA and contract value. Hall came to Gartner from ADP, a Fortune 500 global technology and services company with over $7 billion in revenue, where he was a senior executive. As president of Employers' Services, Major Accounts division, Hall headed up a $2 billion human resources and payroll services business, overseeing 8,000 associates. During Hall's tenure, this business accelerated sales to new clients, achieved record client retention and delivered unprecedented quality scores. Concurrently, he led a 1,600-person software development and IT operations organization that introduced several new, high-growth products. Prior to this role, Hall was responsible for technology, strategy and new business development across the company. Before joining ADP, Hall was a director and senior partner with McKinsey & Company, a leading global management consulting firm. In his 16 years there, he focused on developing business strategies for leading technology companies and organizations where technology played a central role in the business. Hall graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering and received a master's degree in business administration from Harvard Business School.