Kathryn Guarini
Chief Information Officer at IBM
Kathryn Guarini is a Chief Information Officer at IBM. She joined IBM in 1999 and has led Big Blue’s development of three-dimensional circuits- a semiconductor frontier.
Kathryn has held various technical, management, and executive positions in both research and development. She has also led large global teams to deliver complex hardware solutions that meet the ever-changing needs of IT customers. Kathryn has played important product development leadership roles.
Kathryn holds a Ph.D. from Stanford University and a B.S. degree from Yale University, both in applied physics. She also completed the IBM MicroMBA program. Kathryn is passionate about mentoring, inspiring, and recruiting scientists and engineers of all ages, especially women.
Kathryn has held various technical, management, and executive positions in both research and development. She has also led large global teams to deliver complex hardware solutions that meet the ever-changing needs of IT customers. Kathryn has played important product development leadership roles.
Kathryn holds a Ph.D. from Stanford University and a B.S. degree from Yale University, both in applied physics. She also completed the IBM MicroMBA program. Kathryn is passionate about mentoring, inspiring, and recruiting scientists and engineers of all ages, especially women.
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