Gartner Expert

Jonathan Jackson

Director Analyst

Jonathan helps CHROs understand how the labor market, cost pressures, and talent dynamics are shifting—and what they should do about it. Using his knowledge of labor economics, geopolitics, and enterprise costs, he guides HR and business leaders toward strategies that optimize cost without sacrificing capability.

Previous experience

Prior to joining Gartner, Jonathan worked at a private foundation, where he focused on public sector retirement system reform. In this role, he developed capital market assumptions and economic scenarios for first-of-their-kind stress test analyses of public pension funds in 10 states. He also led end-to-end qualitative and quantitative research projects on retirement benefits, pension fiscal health, and employee attitudes and behavior on retirement benefits.

Professional background

Pew Charitable Trusts , Senior Associate, 4 years

Areas of coverage
  • AI's Impact on the Future of Work

  • Cost, Workforce Planning and Total Rewards

Education

Ph.D, Sociology, University of Maryland

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Top Issues That I Help Clients Address

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Modeling and scenario analysis of labor supply and demand

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Identifying key employment trends and labor market intelligence

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Understanding and measuring the total cost of workforce

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Emerging macroeconomic risks on talent strategy

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Understanding cost of workforce reductions