Arvind Krishna Explained

Arvind Krishna
Birth Date:23 November 1962
Birth Place:West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh, India
Citizenship:American[1]
Education:Stanes Anglo Indian School
St Joseph's Academy
Alma Mater:IIT Kanpur (B.Tech)
University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign (PhD)
Chairman & CEO, IBM
Predecessor:Ginni Rometty

Arvind Krishna (born November 23, 1962)[2] is an Indian-American business executive, and the chairman and CEO of IBM. He has been CEO of IBM since April 2020 and chairman since January 2021.[3] [4] Krishna began his career at IBM in 1990, at its Thomas J. Watson Research Center,[5] and was promoted to senior vice president in 2015, managing IBM Cloud & Cognitive Software and IBM Research divisions. He was a principal architect of the acquisition of Red Hat, the largest acquisition in the company’s history.[6] [7]

Early life and education

Krishna was born into a Telugu-speaking family in West Godavari District in the Coastal Andhra region of Andhra Pradesh, India.[8] [9] His father, Major General Vinod Krishna, was an army officer who served in the Indian Army and his mother, Aarathi Krishna, worked for the welfare of Army widows.[10] [11]

Krishna received his education at Stanes Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School, Coonoor, Tamil Nadu and at St Joseph's Academy, Dehradun[12] before receiving a BTech degree in electrical engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur in 1985. He subsequently moved to the United States to earn a PhD in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in 1991.[13] [14] [15] [16] He is the recipient of distinguished alumni awards from both IIT Kanpur and the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign.

Career

Professional career

Krishna joined IBM's Thomas J. Watson Research Center in 1990, and continued in Watson Research for 18 years until 2009. Thereafter, he held a General Manager role in Information management software and systems and technology group of IBM. In 2015, he was promoted to senior vice president of IBM Research.[17] He later became senior vice president of IBM's cloud and cognitive software division.

Krishna also led the building and expansion of new markets for IBM in artificial intelligence, cloud, quantum computing, and blockchain technology.[18] [19] He was a driving force behind IBM's $34 billion acquisition of Red Hat, which closed in July 2019.[20]

He was appointed IBM's CEO in January 2020, effective April 6, 2020,[21] succeeding Ginni Rometty who was CEO since 2012.[22] He joined Satya Nadella, Shantanu Narayen, and Sundar Pichai as an Indian-American CEO of a major United States technology company.[23] [24] In 2021, he was named by CRN as the year's "Most Influential Executive".[25]

Research

He has co-authored 15 patents, has been the editor of IEEE and ACM journals, and has published extensively in technical journals.

Personal life

Krishna is married and has two children. He lives in Connecticut.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Indian-origin Arvind Krishna to take over as CEO of IBM in April; here's all you need to know about the man who succeeds Virginia Rometty . . January 31, 2020 . October 8, 2020 . October 9, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201009115428/https://www.firstpost.com/business/indian-origin-arvind-krishna-to-take-over-as-ceo-of-ibm-in-april-heres-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-man-who-succeeds-virginia-rometty-7981511.html . live .
  2. Web site: Armitage . Jim . October 21, 2023 . IBM chief Arvind Krishna: Why we need to worry about AI . The Sunday Times.
  3. Web site: Arvind Krishna Elected IBM Chairman . December 16, 2020. October 22, 2021 .
  4. News: IBM names Indian-origin Arvind Krishna as CEO . . . January 31, 2020 . October 8, 2020 . October 5, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201005175348/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/technology/in-other-news/310120/ibm-names-indian-origin-arvind-krishna-as-ceo.html . live .
  5. News: IBM's 'surprise' CEO: Arvind Krishna to take over from Ginni Rometty . . January 31, 2020 . October 9, 2020 . April 15, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200415022512/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ibm-ceo-factbox/ibms-surprise-ceo-arvind-krishna-to-take-over-from-ginni-rometty-idUSKBN1ZU2LW . live .
  6. Web site: Arvind Krishna . . October 8, 2020 . September 14, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150914013251/https://www.linkedin.com/in/arvindkrishna . live .
  7. News: What you need to know about new IBM CEO Arvind Krishna. Fortune. David Z.. Morris. February 3, 2020. October 8, 2020. October 5, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201005172758/https://fortune.com/2020/02/03/ibm-ceo-arvind-krishna-what-you-need-to-know/. live.
  8. News: Meet Arvind Krishna, new IBM CEO who is latest south Indian to head global IT company . . February 1, 2020 . October 8, 2020 . October 9, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201009093112/https://www.indiatoday.in/technology/news/story/meet-arvind-krishna-new-ibm-ceo-who-is-latest-south-indian-to-head-global-it-company-1642327-2020-02-01 . live .
  9. News: Arvind Krishna ascends beyond cloud at IBM . . February 1, 2020 . October 8, 2020 . October 5, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201005174731/https://tech.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/corporate/arvind-krishna-ascends-beyond-cloud-at-ibm/73825286 . dead .
  10. News: Industry leaders, peers raise a toast to good news . . Priyanka . Sangani . February 3, 2020 . October 8, 2020 . October 5, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201005151110/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/company/corporate-trends/industry-leaders-peers-raise-a-toast-to-good-news/articleshow/73824893.cms . live .
  11. News: Indian-origin technologist Arvind Krishna to lead IBM, joins club of global Indian CEOs . Sujit . John . Shilpa . Phadnis . Avik . Das . . February 1, 2020 . October 8, 2020 . October 5, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201005151125/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/indian-origin-technologist-arvind-krishna-to-lead-ibm-joins-club-of-global-indian-ceos/articleshow/73819678.cms . live .
  12. News: Jan 31 . TIMESOFINDIA COM / . Who is Arvind Krishna IBM? All you need to know about IBM's new CEO Arvind Krishna India News - Times of India . The Times of India . en.
  13. Web site: Krishna. Arvind.
  14. News: Ginni Rometty to Step Down as C.E.O. of IBM . Lohr . Steve . 2020-01-30 . . 2020-01-31 . 0362-4331 . January 31, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200131015908/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/30/technology/ginni-rometty-ibm-ceo.html . live .
  15. News: Arvind Krishna: IBMer who joins elite Indian-origin CEOs' club . . 2020-01-31 . . 2020-01-31 . January 31, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200131110417/https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/arvind-krishna-ibmer-who-joins-elite-indianorigin-ceos-club/1722319 . live .
  16. News: IITian Arvind Krishna appointed CEO of global tech giant IBM; 5 little known facts about him . . January 31, 2020 . October 8, 2020 . October 5, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201005153013/https://www.businesstoday.in/current/corporate/iitian-arvind-krishna-appointed-ceo-of-global-tech-giant-ibm-5-little-known-facts-about-him-ginni-rometty/story/395024.html . live .
  17. Web site: IBM Reorganizes To Reflect Its New Business Machine . Timothy Prickett . Morgan . IT Jungle . January 12, 2015 . October 9, 2020 . January 1, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200101003105/https://www.itjungle.com/2015/01/12/tfh011215-story02/ . live .
  18. News: IBM raises IITian Arvind Krishna to CEO effective April . Jochelle . Mendonca . . January 31, 2020 . October 8, 2020 . March 5, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200305223717/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/company/corporate-trends/ibm-raises-iitian-arvind-krishna-to-ceo-effective-april/articleshow/73789608.cms . live .
  19. News: Meet Arvind Krishna, the IIT Kanpur graduate who will be new CEO of IBM . . January 31, 2020 . October 9, 2020 . January 31, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200131133500/https://www.livemint.com/companies/people/meet-iit-kanpur-graduate-arvind-krishna-who-will-be-new-ceo-of-ibm-11580434283523.html . live .
  20. News: IBM's new CEO takes over today — here's his plan . Jon . Fortt . . April 6, 2020 . October 9, 2020 . October 9, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201009093312/https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/06/arvind-krishna-takes-over-as-ibm-ceo.html . live .
  21. News: IBM's Ginni Rometty Steps Down as CEO . Fitch . Asa . 2020-01-30 . . October 8, 2020 . October 5, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201005175442/https://www.wsj.com/articles/ginni-rometty-stepping-down-as-ibm-ceo-11580420650 . live .
  22. News: IBM Names Arvind Krishna CEO, Replacing Ginni Rometty . Carville . Olivia . 2020-01-30 . . 2020-01-31 . January 31, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200131014116/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-01-30/ibm-names-arvind-krishna-as-ceo-rometty-to-retire-at-year-s-end . live .
  23. News: Bhattacharya . Ananya . IBM has just given American big tech its third Indian-origin CEO . January 31, 2020 . 2020-08-28 . . October 5, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201005151223/https://qz.com/india/1794608/iit-kanpur-alumnus-arvind-krishna-to-be-ibms-ceo/ . live .
  24. News: Khan. Tahira Noor. 2020-02-01. Arvind Krishna Becomes Latest Indian-Origin Executive To Lead a Global Tech Giant. 2020-08-28. Entrepreneur. October 5, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201005151216/https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/345798. live.
  25. News: Burke . Steven . 2021 Most Influential Executive Arvind Krishna: 'I Bleed Blue' . 16 August 2021 . . 2 August 2021.

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