Editing International Data Group (section)

{{short description|Publishing company}}
{{redirect|IDG}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = International Data Group
| logo = IDG, Inc. logo.svg
| logo_size = 200px
| type = [[Privately held company|Private]]
| founded = {{start date and age|1964}}
| founders = [[Patrick Joseph McGovern]]
| hq_location_city = [[Needham, Massachusetts]]
| hq_location_country = United States
| area_served = Worldwide
| owner = [[Blackstone Inc.]]
| website = {{URL|idginc.com}}
}}
'''International Data Group''' ('''IDG, Inc.''')<ref name="IDG.NYT97">{{Cite news |last=Glenn Rifkin |date=April 21, 1997 |title=At International Data Group, Diversification Strategy Is Key |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/cyber/week/042197idg.html}}</ref> is an American [[market intelligence]] and [[demand generation]] company<ref>{{Cite press release |date=2022-02-02 |title=IDG Creates New Board to Support Its Expanding Technology and Data Platforms |url=https://www.globenewswire.com/en/news-release/2022/02/02/2377622/0/en/IDG-Creates-New-Board-to-Support-Its-Expanding-Technology-and-Data-Platforms.html |access-date=2022-10-03 |website=GlobeNewswire News Room |language=en}}</ref> focused on the technology industry. IDG, Inc.'s mission is centered around supporting the technology industry through research, data, marketing technology, and insights that help create and sustain relationships between businesses.<ref name="IDG, Inc. - About Us">{{Cite web |title=IDG, Inc. – About Us |url=https://www.idginc.com/about |access-date=2022-10-03 |website=IDG, Inc. the world's leading tech media, data and marketing services company}}</ref>

IDG, Inc. is wholly owned by [[The Blackstone Group|Blackstone]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mafei |first=Lucia |date=June 3, 2021 |title=With Needham HQ set to reopen, IDG trades hands for $1.3B |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2021/06/03/blackstone-to-acquire-idg.html |access-date=May 2, 2022 |website=Boston Business Journal}}</ref> and is led by Genevieve Juillard, who was appointed CEO of the company in 2023.<ref>{{Cite press release |last=Group (IDG) |first=International Data |title=International Data Group Appoints Genevieve Juillard as Chief Executive Officer |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/international-data-group-appoints-genevieve-juillard-as-chief-executive-officer-301887690.html |access-date=2024-01-17 |website=www.prnewswire.com |language=en}}</ref>  Juillard serves on IDG, Inc.'s leadership team along with IDC President Crawford Del Prete and IDG, Inc.'s Chief Financial Officer Tiziana Figliolia.<ref>{{Cite web |title=IDG, Inc. – About Us |url=https://www.idginc.com/about |access-date=2022-10-27 |website=IDG, Inc. the world's leading tech media, data and marketing services company}}</ref>

IDG, Inc. is headquartered in [[Needham, Massachusetts]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-05-13 |title=UPDATED: IDG/IDC Plans To Leave Framingham For Needham |url=https://framinghamsource.com/index.php/2020/05/13/idg-idc-plans-to-leave-framingham-for-needham/ |access-date=2022-10-03 |website=Framingham SOURCE |language=en-us}}</ref> and is the parent company of both International Data Corporation (IDC) and Foundry (formerly IDG Communications).<ref name="IDG, Inc. - About Us" /><ref>{{Cite press release |last=Foundry |date=2022-02-17 |title=After Nearly 60 Years, IDG Communications Becomes Foundry |url=https://www.globenewswire.com/en/news-release/2022/02/17/2387488/0/en/After-Nearly-60-Years-IDG-Communications-Becomes-Foundry.html |access-date=2022-02-18 |website=GlobeNewswire News Room |language=en}}</ref>