Ezra Gottheil

Dr. Ezra Gottheil is a Principal Analyst at Technology Business Research, Inc. He covers TBR’s Devices and Internet of Things Practice, leading team coverage on commercial IoT, PCs, smartphones, tablets, consumer IoT devices, productivity platforms, content and service ecosystems, and social media.
Before joining TBR, he held senior positions in the personal computing software, online services, internet services, social networking and IT industry analysis industries.
His experience includes management, product and services design, strategic planning, product and services marketing, online community development, business development, and IT industry analysis.
In a prior position, he served as vice president of community development for Corporate Alumni, a social networking service for people who worked together at major companies worldwide.
other noteworthy roles included vice president of editorial services for Delphi Internet, a News Corp.
company providing online and web services to consumers, where he was responsible for managing the creation of content, contracting for outsourced content and managing online communities.
He created the Internet Business practice at Hurwitz Group, where he held the position of director and was responsible for content creation.
At Lotus Development Corp., he was product manager and product design manager for products such as 1-2-3, Symphony and HAL.
He received an A.B.
in physics from Harvard University and earned a Ph.D.
in psychology from The University of Texas at Austin.