John Boyer is manager of the BI Advisory Team at The Nielsen Company (www.nielsen.com). There, he oversees adoption, enablement, and internal consulting for all things BI. Before joining Nielsen, John spent several years as a BI architect and trusted advisor at IBM. After graduating from medical school, his aptitude, passion, and bedside manner took him first to a healthcare clinic, where he rose to Director of Finance and Information Systems. John has spent the past 15 years consulting in software development, business intelligence, and data warehousing. He is chair of the Illinois Cognos User Group. As a conference speaker, John has been invited to speak at a number of national events, including Information on Demand, Cognos Forum, and the Composite Software User Group.
