Paul A. Vixie

Author of the standard UNIX system programs SENDS, proxynet, rtty, and Vixie cron, Vixie is an American Internet pioneer and well-known Unix software author who attended George Washington High School in San...

Laura Haas

Best known for her work on the Starburst query processor, from which DB2 UDB was developed, Haas became a 2009 IBM Fellow and has served as Director of Computer Science at IBM...

Megan Smith

Named in 2014 as the third U.S. Chief Technology Officer and the first woman to hold that position, Smith served as Assistant to the President under Barack Obama until January 2017, succeeding...

John W. Thompson

Chairman of Microsoft, Thompson is also a former vice-president at IBM and former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Symantec Corporation. Thompson has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Symantec...

Mark E. Dean

Co-developer of the ISA systems bus that enables multiple devices such as modems and printers to be connected to personal computers, Dean is an American inventor and computer engineer whose work is...

Shoichiro Yoshida

Co-developer of advanced steppers and scanners, high-precision instruments used in the complex process of making integrated circuits, Yoshida has been a pivotal figure in IC lithography innovation. A Japanese engineer born in...

Neil Bartlett

Key contributor to IBM's risk analytics business, Bartlett has served as an IBM Fellow, Chief Technology Officer, and Head of Development for the Risk Analytics division of IBM. His innovative work in...

Nicholas (Nick) M. Donofrio

Leader of IBM's technology and innovation strategies, Donofrio served as Executive Vice President of Innovation and Technology at IBM from 1997 until his retirement in October 2008. Born in Beacon, New York,...

Donald F. Ferguson

Chief Architect for IBM's Software Group, Ferguson provided overall technical leadership for IBM WebSphere, Tivoli Software, IBM DB2, Rational Software, and Lotus Software products. He has served as Vice President and CTO...

Nagui Halim

Team leader who developed System S—a computing system able to manage and analyze massive volumes of continuous streams of data—Halim was named an IBM Fellow in 2011, the highest honor a scientist,...

Gordon Eubanks

Designer of CBASIC and CP/M tools, Eubanks is recognized as a microcomputer industry pioneer and one of the founding figures of the personal computer software era. While serving in the U.S. Navy, Eubanks...

John R. Opel

Responsible for obtaining a contract with Microsoft to create an operating system for IBM's first personal computer, Opel transformed the trajectory of the PC industry through a pivotal business relationship. A U.S. computer...

James David Foley

Co-author of several widely-used textbooks in the field of computer graphics — with over 400,000 copies in print and translated into ten languages — Foley is a Professor and the Stephen Fleming...

Sandra (Sandy) Carter

A key leader responsible for setting the direction for IBM's Social Business initiative, Carter served as IBM's worldwide General Manager, Ecosystem Development and Social Business. A recognized leader in social business, influential...

Barry Schrager

Co-designer and developer of early commercial computer security software products, Schrager is recognized as one of the people who started the concept of data security when he founded and became the first...

Anthony Brian Cleaver

Member of the team that developed one of the first computerized cash machines in Essex, England, Cleaver began his career as a Systems Engineer with IBM, UK Ltd. in 1962, holding many...

Sheryl Kara Sandberg

Chief Operating Officer of Facebook beginning in 2008, Sandberg was also the youngest woman on Fortune Magazine's "50 Most Powerful Women in Business" list in 2007. She had previously served as Vice...

Ashok N. Srivastava

Leader of the Intelligent Data Understanding group at NASA Ames Research Center, Srivastava performed research and development of advanced machine learning and data mining algorithms in support of NASA missions. He has...

Thomas (Tom) M. Bradicich

Leader and prime mover behind IBM's xSeries architectures, Bradicich is a 2006 IBM Fellow—the highest honor a scientist, engineer, or programmer at IBM can achieve. He has served as Vice President of...

John T. Chambers

CEO of Cisco, Chambers joined the company in 1991 as senior vice president, Worldwide Sales and Operations. When he assumed the role of CEO in January 1995, the company grew from $1.2...