David Foote is a tech labor trends research pioneer and one of the most quoted industry authorities on tech jobs, skills, and workforce evolution. He has spent more than two decades introducing groundbreaking data-driven benchmark research and analysis techniques focusing on high-momentum technologies while also pioneering innovative industry practices for more accurate IT salary, skills, and certifications pay measurement and supply/demand tracking/forecasting and analysis. He built his reputation at Gartner and several Silicon Valley companies prior to co-founding Foote Partners in 1997. At Foote Partners he leads a senior team of former Gartner, McKinsey & Company, and HR analysts, consultants and researchers in publishing continuously updated tech labor trends and compensation research supported by close research partnerships with 6,053 employers in North America and Europe. A popular featured opinion columnist, conference speaker, social media commentator, Foote’s research-backed forecasts and analyses reach a global audience of millions of HR, business, and technology professionals.