|
Neil Katkov, based in
the firm’s Tokyo office, is managing director
of Celent’s Asia Research group.
His areas of expertise include the Asian financial services industry,
financial services distribution channels, and compliance issues
including anti-money laundering and business continuity planning.
Dr.
Katkov produces Celent’s popular reports on IT spending trends in the
Asian banking, securities, and insurance industries. He regularly
advises leading financial institutions and technology vendors on their
business, technology, and compliance strategies.
Dr.
Katkov is widely quoted in the press, including The New York Times,
The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times, BusinessWeek,
Newsweek, Time, The Nihon Keizai Shimbun, South
China Morning Post, Dow Jones Newswires, Associated Press, American
Banker, Securities Industry News, and The Banker. He
has appeared on CNBC and CNN, and is a popular speaker at conferences in
North America, Asia, and Europe.
Before
joining Celent, Dr. Katkov was responsible for corporate communications
for Tokyo-based Softbank. In this capacity, he helped define the
firm’s business and marketing strategies. Previously, Dr. Katkov
worked in the equity research department of Salomon Brothers Asia
Limited. Dr. Katkov has lived in Asia for ten years,
where he engaged in research at the University of Tokyo and the
National Central Library of Taiwan.
Dr. Katkov holds a BA
from the University of California at Berkeley and MA and PhD
degrees from Harvard University. He is fluent in English,
Japanese, and Chinese.
|
