Marisela Lewis

SVP of Client Experience

Marisela leads the firm’s overall client experience to optimize every interaction to realize value from the Ventana eXperience. Mari manages the client success team that is focused to ensure every engagement of the firm’s products is optimized to meet and exceed the value expected. She has contributed to the firm’s success for over a dozen years. Mari is an expert in applying technology like HubSpot, Microsoft Teams and salesforce.com for best-in-class client experience processes. Before Ventana Research, Mari worked in design, customer service and operations along with volunteer work for Big Brothers, Big Sisters. She is passionate about being creative and works passionately at everything she does. She has a degree in Visual Communications from F.I.D.M., San Francisco.

Heather Howland

Senior Manager of Education Products

Heather is the Product Manager of Education Products at Ventana Research. She works closely with the Products, Research and Client Success teams to create exceptional educational content. She has nearly two decades of editorial and product management experience, including 12 years in the publishing sector where she managed and edited hundreds of successful projects, including several New York Times bestsellers. Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, Heather now resides in Oregon’s Willamette Valley with her husband, two sons and a host of fluffy critters. She enjoys RVing, spending time with family and volunteering at the local animal shelter.

Riki Lawson

Senior Digital Marketing Manager

Tony Carrini

VP of Business Development

Tony is the VP of Business Development at Ventana Research. He joined the firm in 2018 and is responsible for growing Ventana Research’s new business. Prior to working at Ventana Research, Tony worked at several tech media firms including SourceMedia & HIMSS Media. He has spent the last two decades working alongside clients, guiding them to solutions that benefit their overall agenda. When Tony is not working with his clients, you will find him on stage either behind a drum set or on a mic at comedy clubs. He has a degree in Communications from Queens College, NYC and resides in North Jersey.

Tucker Edmundson

SVP of Revenue

Tucker is responsible for the revenue and sales leadership at Ventana Research. As a member of the management team, his focus on revenue growth through the CARE portfolio of products, and value of the Ventana eXperience, is realized with a world class analyst team to support business and technology professionals across organizations, technology vendors and investment communities. Tucker’s experience across three decades of leadership and selling experience to senior business and IT executives, investment firms and organizations in every industry, while at companies like Gartner, META Group, First Albany, Oracle, SAP, and Teradata. Tucker is a graduate of Columbia University and Columbia Business School. He was a member of the US Sailing Team for a decade and is a three-time world champion sailboat racer.