Ira M. Weinstein is the founder and managing partner at Recon Research, an independent research, advisory, and consulting firm focused on enterprise communications.
Ira is an expert on conferencing, AV, and UC products and services including meeting room solutions, personal systems, and mobile offerings. During his 25+ years in the industry, Ira has authored hundreds of articles and reports on the solutions and trends in these markets.
At Recon Research, Ira's time is divided between core market research, hands-on testing of products and services, and providing strategic advisory services to vendors, channel partners, and end-user organizations.
From 2003 to 2017, Ira was a senior analyst, partner, and manager at Wainhouse Research. While in this role, Ira led the firm's visual collaboration and AV practice, created and managed the company's product and service test lab, and headed the company's end-user advisory practice. Prior to this, Ira held senior positions with conferencing and AV vendors, distributors, and resellers. In addition, Ira ran the global conferencing department for a Fortune 50 investment bank.
Ira is based in Recon Research's South Florida, USA office.