David Foote is a long time labor trends research pioneer and one of the most quoted industry authorities on tech workforce evolution and compensation. Over more than two decades he’s introduced many groundbreaking data-driven HR-related benchmark research and analysis techniques focused on emerging technology, including the first and most comprehensive IT skills and certifications cash pay premiums survey and supply/demand tracking. He built his reputation at Gartner and at 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, WTW and Mercer analysts, consultants and researchers in publishing continuously updated tech labor trends and compensation research supported by close research partnerships with 6,334 employers in North America and Europe. Foote’s research-backed forecasts and analyses reach global audience of millions of business and technology professionals.