Wikipedia editors have moved “industry analysts” under the general category “financial analysts”, as part of a move to reduce the number of useful “analyst” categories. This places “industry analyst” in the same bucket with accident analysts, accounting analysts, business analysts, cost analysts, software analysts, sell-side analysts and systems analysts.
The result is an interesting mix of influentials, from Dan Scotto, Barton Biggs and Mary Meeker to Rob Enderle and Gideon Gartner. Most of the articles are about financial analysts. On one level, it’s a taste of the Wikipedia collective psyche. Look at who’s listed, who’s missing, and how people are characterized.
On another level, this collection of biographies is a good reminder of the enormous differences between financial analysts and IT industry analysts.
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