Virginia M. ROMETTY, whose name at birth was Virginia Nicosia, was born July 02, 1957 in Chicago, Illinois USA. She is also referred to as Ginni Rometty.
Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer & Chair of the Client Experience IBM corporate headquarters, Armonk, New York USA
2011
President and Chief Executive Officer IBM corporate headquarters, Armonk, New York USA
2010–2011
Senior Vice President and Group Executive of Sales, Marketing and StrategyIBM Global Business Services
2009–2010
Senior Vice President IBM Global Sales & Distribution
Managing PartnerIBM Global Business Consulting Services
Senior Vice President, Enterprise Business ServicesGlobal Business Services
General ManagerIBM Global Business Services, Americas
General ManagerIBM's Global Insurance and Financial Services Sector
Systems Engineer, Banking PracticeIBM Detroit, Michigan USA
IBM India Private Limited
President and Chief Executive Officer
General Motors Corporation
Responsible for application and systems development
Directorships
2012–present
International Business Machines CorporationNinth chief executive of IBM Corporation and first woman to hold that position Chairman of the Board of Directors (2012 - present)Member of the Executive Committee (2012 - present)
2000–present
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Leading cancer hospital and research center in New York, New YorkMember of the Board of Overseers and Managers
IBM India Private LimitedMember of the Board of Directors
American Productivity & Quality Center Houston-based APQC is a non-profit business research organization, widely known for the MalcolmBaldrige National Quality Award created under its leadership in 1985Member of the Board of Directors
2006–2009
American International Group Member of the Nominating & Corporate Governance CommitteeMember of the Compensation & Management Resources Committee
Professional memberships
Council on Foreign RelationsNew York, New York USAMember
Business RoundtableNew York, New York USAMember
Professional affiliations
Women's Executive Council IBM CorporationAmong the senior executive sponsors
Women in Technology Council IBM CorporationAmong the leadership of this diversity initiative
Women's Leadership CouncilIBM CorporationAmong the leadership of this diversity initiative
Accomplishments of note
2012
Pioneer: of IBM's rapid expansion in the emerging economies of the world Established IBM’s Growth Markets organization globally
with Billion dollar deal with Brazil's Eike Batista and his EBX Group with subsidiary equity for IBMIBM’s Growth Markets organization is expected to contribute as much as 30 percent of IBM revenues by 2015
2002
Leader: of IBM's successful integration of PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting IBM Global Business Services This USD3.5 billion acquisition was the largest in professional services history, creating a global team of more than 100,000 business consultants and services experts.
Professional honors and awards
2012
Ranked Number 1 among The 50 Most Powerful Women in Business Fortune magazine
2012
One of the 100 Most Powerful WomenForbes magazine
2011
One of the “Twelve Global Executives to Watch in 2012” Wall Street Journal
2006
Carl Sloane Award Association of Management Consulting Firms
2004
One of the Most Influential Women in Business 2004Fortune magazine
2002
One of the 2002 Global Business InfluentialTime magazine
Community
Community service
Northwestern University Evanston, Illinois USA Member of the Board of Trustees
Nationality
American
Sports
Scuba diving, golf
Hobbies
Attending Broadway shows
Education
College
Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois USABachelor of ScienceComputer Science and Electrical Engineering1975–1979 Awarded degree with high honors; president, Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority (1978-1979), attended on scholarship