Mr. Gantrish is responsible for Hyperion Research's sales to U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Intelligence Community (IC), and HPC hardware/software vendor accounts. He has over 25 years of experience in the information technology industry.

Prior to joining Hyperion Research Mr. Gantrish served as VP of Sales for NextMark, a market-leading software development company for media planning tools. Mr. Gantrish also has 14 years of experience providing enterprise IT solutions to the U.S. Federal Government for Red River Computer Company as well as Norseman Defense Inc. He has served both as an Account Executive and as a Sales Manager for these organizations in servicing the Government.

Mr. Gantrish started his career in information technology with Lotus Development and IBM where he served as a sales manager. His team introduced Lotus Notes to the marketplace and developed the Lotus Business Partner community that was responsible for generating value added Notes-based applications.

Mr. Gantrish holds a B.A. in German Language and Literature from Columbia University. He is the recipient of the German Consulate Book Prize, and a member of The National German Honor Society, Delta Phi Alpha.