Kaufman, 64, is one of Gartner’s five highest-paid executives. In 2021, he received total compensation of $3.3 million, up from $2.8 million the prior year.
Prior to joining Gartner, Kaufman was chief legal officer and secretary at Holland-based Coty Inc. for more than eight years.
He previously spent almost two decades at Colgate Palmolive Co., first as vice president and associate general counsel and then as general counsel for its Europe/South Pacific division.
Kaufman started his career as an associate at law firm Holtzman, Wise & Shepard, where he spent five years.
Gartner has 16,600 employees. In 2021, it had $4.7 billion in revenue, which was derived from research, conferences and consulting.
