The MDM Institute
The MDM Institute is the world's leading research and advisory consultancy exclusively focused on master data management. As chief research officer, Aaron Zornes delivers the technologyrelated insight necessary for its clients to make the right decisions in their use of master data management (MDM), customer data integration (CDI), reference data management (RDM) and data governance solutions to achieve their customer-centric business goals. The MDM Institute provides authoritative, independent and relevant consulting advice to senior IT leaders in corporations and government agencies, to business leaders in high-tech enterprises and professional services firms, and to technology investors. The MDM Institute delivers its research and advice to more than 60,000 clients in 10,500 distinct enterprises via Twitter, Linked In, Xing, Google+ and email newsletters. Additionally, each year more than 2,000 paid delegates attend its MDM & Data Governance Summit conference series held in London, New York City, San Francisco, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo and Toronto (now in its seventh year). Founded in 2004, the MDM Institute is headquartered in San Francisco and has clients primarily in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific.