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Career Highlights
Awards & Recognition
★Edison Achievement Award (2019)
★KPMG Inspire Greatness Award (2017)
★Catalyst Award for advancing diversity and women's initiatives (2018)
★Carl S. Sloane Award for Excellence in Management Consulting (2006)
★Member of National Academy of Engineering
★Officier in the French Légion d'Honneur
★Honorary degrees from Northwestern, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
★Aspen Institute Henry Crown Award
Notable Facts
→First woman CEO in IBM's 100+ year history (2012-2020)
→Transformed IBM's portfolio by 50%, built $25B hybrid cloud business
→Led 65 acquisitions including Red Hat ($34B - largest in IBM history)
→Authored bestselling book 'Good Power' (2023)
→Co-chair of OneTen initiative for upskilling Black Americans
→Serves on JPMorgan Chase and Northwestern University boards
→Vice Chair of Northwestern University Board of Trustees
→Started at IBM as systems engineer in 1981, rose through ranks over 39 years
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