IDC
Boston-based provider of technology research, data, advisory services and events, an IDG company, with more than 1,000 analysts and coverage of more than 100 countries.
Industry: Technology market intelligence | Location: Boston, United States | Founded: 1964
About IDC
IDC is a Boston-based provider of technology intelligence, advisory services and events. It describes itself as the tech intelligence layer of the AI economy, reports more than 1,000 analysts and says it covers more than 100 countries. Its corporate headquarters is at One Beacon Street in Boston.
IDC says it has served customers for more than 60 years and calls itself an IDG company. According to Wikipedia, Patrick J. McGovern founded it in 1964 in Massachusetts to research the emerging computer industry, and it became the base of International Data Group. McGovern died in 2014. Lorenzo Larini took over as chief executive on 2 February 2026, succeeding Genevieve Juillard. He was previously chief executive of Mint.ai and of Ipsos North America and held senior roles at Gartner. David D'Alessandro chairs the board.
IDC sells research, data and analytics, custom solutions and events, including IDC Directions, a CIO Summit, an IT Security Summit and an AI Leadership Summit. Its Middle East, Türkiye and Africa team has an office in Dubai Media City and provides research and consulting across Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, Egypt and Africa. On 7 October 2026 IDC announced IDC Quanta for Tech Leaders, an AI platform that combines cited answers from IDC research with vendor selection and price benchmarking. IDC says it works inside tools such as Claude and email and is sold through AWS Marketplace.
IDC changed its leadership team during 2026. In June it named Nick Mercurio chief revenue officer, Joe Bradley chief technology officer and Dave McKenna chief information and security officer. Wikipedia reports that IDG sold its media arm Foundry to Regent LP in March 2025 and then concentrated on the IDC brand, and that IDC bought the Dutch consultancy Metri in May 2021.
IDC does not publish financial results on the pages reviewed. On 14 October 2026 IDC reported that global smartphone shipments fell 22.0 percent year on year to 255.3 million units in the third quarter, the steepest quarterly decline it has recorded. It expects constrained growth through 2027.
Leadership
- Lorenzo Larini, Chief Executive Officer
- David D'Alessandro, Chairman of the Board
- Tiziana Figliolia, Chief Financial Officer
- Meredith Whalen, Chief Research & Data Intelligence Officer
- Nick Mercurio, Chief Revenue Officer
- Joe Bradley, Chief Technology Officer
- Dave McKenna, Chief Information Officer and Chief Information Security Officer