UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

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FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

January 19, 2016

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GARTNER, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

P.O. Box 10212

56 Top Gallant Road

Stamford, CT 06902-7700

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)

(203) 316-1111

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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ITEM 5.02.   Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers

On January 19, 2016, Lewis G. Schwartz, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, and a Named Executive Officer, of Gartner, Inc. (“Gartner”) transitioned to a new role as Executive Advisor to the Chief Executive Officer.

Effective the same day, as part of a planned succession, Gartner named Daniel S. Peale, age 43, as its Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. Before joining Gartner in October 2015, Mr. Peale was a corporate and securities partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati in Washington, D.C.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.