About Ginni
Ginni Rometty was the ninth Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of IBM from 2012 to 2020, making her the first woman to hold this position in the company's history. During her tenure, she transformed the organisation by reinventing half of its portfolio, developing a $25 billion hybrid cloud business, and establishing IBM as a leader in AI and quantum computing. She also oversaw 65 acquisitions including Red Hat. Rometty holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Northwestern University and joined IBM as a systems engineer in 1981.
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Business Leader / ExecutiveAuthorConsultant / AdvisorAI And Technology EthicsCorporate TransformationGood PowerInclusive LeadershipLeadershipSkills First HiringWorkforce Strategy
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- First woman CEO of IBM
- Transformed IBM's portfolio and hybrid cloud business
- Established IBM leadership in AI and quantum computing
- Author of Good Power memoir
- Workforce transformation and skills-first hiring advocate
- Chair of SkillsRight
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