Arvind Krishna

Arvind Krishna (born 1962) is an Indian-American business executive. He is the chief executive officer (CEO) of IBM.[2] Krishna began his career at IBM as an engineer in IBM Research, was promoted to senior vice president in 2015, and was promoted to CEO in 2020.[3] In 2018, he led IBM's acquisition of Red Hat for $34 billion, which is the largest software company acquisition in history.[4] On his first day as CEO, Krishna wrote to IBM staff, "I believe we can make IBM the most trusted technology partner of the 21st century...Character is of the utmost importance."[5]

This article is about the IBM executive. For other uses, see Arvind Krishna (disambiguation).

Arvind Krishna
Born1962 (age 57–58)
West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh, India
CitizenshipUnited States [1]
EducationIndian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (BTech)
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (MS, PhD)
TitleCEO of IBM
PredecessorGinni Rometty

Early life and education

Krishna was born in Dehra Dun, Uttarakhand, India.[6][7] His father, Major General Vinod Krishna, was an army officer who worked for the Indian Army of the Government of India and his mother, Aarti Krishna, worked for the welfare of Army widows.[8][9]

He completed schooling in St Joseph's Academy, Dehradun and the Stanes School, Coonoor, Tamil Nadu, before receiving a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur in 1985.[6] He subsequently traveled to the United States to earn a PhD in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in 1990.[10][11][12] He received distinguished alumni awards from both institutions.

Career

Krishna joined IBM in 1990, rising to become senior vice president for IBM's cloud and cognitive software. He has made scientific contributions in a number of technical fields, including wireless networking, security, systems, and databases. He has also led the building and expansion of new markets for IBM in artificial intelligence, cloud, quantum computing, and blockchain. He led IBM's 2018 acquisition of Red Hat for $34 billion. [4]

He was appointed to become IBM CEO on January 31, 2020, succeeding Ginni Rometty who had served as CEO since 2012.[13][14] He joined Satya Nadella, Shantanu Narayen, and Sundar Pichai as an Indian CEO of a major United States technology company.

References
  1. 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
  2. "IBM names Indian-origin Arvind Krishna as CEO". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  3. "What you need to know about new IBM CEO Arvind Krishna". Fortune. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  4. Novet, Jordan (30 January 2020). "IBM CEO Ginni Rometty is stepping down, Arvind Krishna to take over". CNBC. Retrieved 1 February 2020. Krishna worked on the Red Hat acquisition.
  5. "My first day as CEO — our journey together". Retrieved 6 April 2020. I believe we can make IBM the most trusted technology partner of the 21st century.
  6. "Arvind Krishna ascends beyond cloud at IBM". Economic Times. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  7. "Meet Arvind Krishna, new IBM CEO who is the latest Indian to head a global IT company". India Today. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  8. "Industry leaders, peers raise a toast to good news". Economic Times. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  9. "Indian-origin technologist Arvind Krishna to lead IBM, joins club of global Indian CEOs". Times of India. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  10. Lohr, Steve (30 January 2020). "Ginni Rometty to Step Down as C.E.O. of IBM". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  11. "Arvind Krishna: IBMer who joins elite Indian-origin CEOs' club". outlookindia.com. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  12. "IITian Arvind Krishna appointed CEO of global tech giant IBM; 5 little known facts about him". Business Today. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  13. Chin, Kimberly (30 January 2020). "Ginni Rometty Stepping Down as IBM CEO". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  14. Carville, Olivia (30 January 2020). "IBM Names Arvind Krishna CEO, Replacing Ginni Rometty". Bloomberg. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
Business positions
Preceded by
Ginni Rometty		 CEO of IBM
2020–present		 Succeeded by
Present CEO
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