As a Associate Director in the Global Automotive Practice, Roger Lanctot has a powerful voice in the definition of future trends in automotive safety, powertrain, and infotainment systems. Roger draws on 25 years’ experience in the technology industry as an analyst, journalist and consultant. Roger has conducted and participated in major industry studies, created new research products and services, and advised clients on strategy and competitive issues throughout his career. Roger joined Strategy Analytics after five years at Telematics Research Group, where he built the client base into a broad portfolio, which was sold to iSuppli. His privileged relationships and extraordinary connectedness help keep Strategy Analytics in the forefront of industry thought leadership. Just in 2010, Roger broke the story of OnStar’s plan for an aftermarket retail product and Sirius XM’s unannounced shift to the XM platform by 2016. Prior career stops for Roger include directorships at NPD, PC Data, CMP (now United Media), Fairchild and Hearst.

Roger holds an AB in English from Dartmouth College.