Paul Gottsegen

President, ISG Client Experience

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Available for In-Person and Virtual events.

2025 Innovate100, NJ

Paul grew up in classic product marketing for PC hardware (including launching the first network servers) and has since applied product marketing experience to CMO roles in large services firms.

He has also led large sales organizations and been general manager of businesses with full P&L responsibility. His super-power is to apply all three experiences into one hybrid role driving marketing, sales, product and delivery - all while beating financial goals.

His other passion is mentoring and nurturing high-performance teams.

Sample Keynote Topics

Paul explores the dual challenges and opportunities arising from rapid AI advancement and the evolving landscape of business leadership. Join Paul for an engaging session on the urgency of adapting to AI – and a fresh, practical perspective on leading effectively in today's transformative business climate.

  1. AI Will Create a New Set of Winners, Are you Ready to Play?
    Even with all the excitement, attention and investment, AI is drawing a mix of Champions, Skeptics and Alarmists. So often we hear about ‘the next inflection point’. How can we be confident that AI truly is an inflection point, requiring deep attention and investment? Paul will share his deep insights based on personal experience combined with ISG Research data to frame how to prepare for this tidal wave that will impact nearly every aspect of our lives.

  2. Do The Opposite (Sort of)
    Many people assume you shouldn’t smile too much if you want to have gravitas in a business setting. And that you must be tough and intimidating to be an aggressive results-oriented leader. You may assume that a leader needs to be loud in a crisis. Most people think that you must tell teams what to do to get them to be productive. None of these are correct. Businesspeople see others following standard expectations and just assume it must be the correct path. I believe that the success I've had in many roles can often be credited to doing something different than where conventional wisdom would have led me. I explain 9 rules of – doing the opposite – to have a greater impact.

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Author Of:

  • Do The Opposite - Unlocking Opportunity by Overruling Conventional Wisdom
    Manuscripts Press

 

About Paul Gottsegen

As President, ISG Client Experience, Paul Gottsegen orchestrates the firm's global marketing, demand generation, branding and communications activity. He helped drive the firm to a leading position in AI and new technologies, and as a member of the ISG AI Acceleration Unit, helps ISG identify and capitalize on the opportunities they present. Over the course of his career, he has revitalized industry giants, including complete branding transformations at Mindtree and Infosys. Earlier, he shaped enterprise marketing strategies at technology powerhouses HP, Dell and Compaq. Paul holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Brandeis University and an MBA from The Wharton School. He is Board Chair of the Gastric Cancer Foundation.