L. Frank Kenney is a research director in Gartner Research, where he is responsible for research in business-to-business integration software, strategies, methodologies and technologies including EDI, FTP and XML. He also is responsible for research in Web services frameworks and infrastructure. Prior to joining Gartner, Mr. Kenney held a management position with a major media advertising firm, where he oversaw all process of data and secure file distribution as well as communication logistics to worldwide franchises. Additionally, he was responsible for portal creation and maintenance, allowing end users easy Internet-based access to custom advertising productions. Previous to that, he supervised data center help desk and systems support for Executive Business Group, Inc.
Frank has twenty four years of industry experience and has been recognized with Gartner's Pyramid of Innovation Award, Gartner's Research Innovation Award for Research Excellence Education. He is a graduate of the University of Tampa, where he majored in English, and the Center for the Media Arts, where he majored in musical instrument digital interface technologies and media content creation and distribution.