Marc F. Beattie

Head of Futurum Intelligence

Marc Beattie

As the Head of Futurum Intelligence, Marc works with The Futurum Group’s talented pool of expert analysts and data scientists to deliver deep, accurate, and insightful intelligence the digital technology and services market relies on for critical decisions that drive growth.

Prior to The Futurum Group, Marc found and led Wainhouse, the leading industry research firm focused on workplace communications and collaboration. In August 2022, The Futurum Group acquired Wainhouse.

Marc began his career in Boston as an early member of PictureTel which eventually grew to $490M in revenues. In the early 1990’s Marc joined the founders of Polycom (now Poly/HP) in San Jose which eventually grew to over $1B in revenues and set the standard for high quality conference phones and group video conferencing systems. At PictureTel and Polycom Marc held roles in business analysis, product management, sales management, and business development.

Marc holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Gordon College.

Recent Insights, NEWS & RESEARCH:

Marc Beattie, managing partner and principal analyst at Wainhouse Research, part of The Futurum Group Family of companies, shares news of the release of Wainhouse’s 2023 State of the Market Report on Enterprise Calling, detailing user desires and preferences, a deep dive into the market, the ranking of vendors by region, and some thoughts about 2023.
Wainhouse principal analyst Marc Beattie, part of The Futurum Group family of companies, covers Cisco’s extension of Webex Go, its native mobile calling capability, to the U.K., and shares thoughts on what’s likely ahead for this offering.