Bridget Karlin

Bridget Karlin is currently the Chief Technology Officer and VP of Global Technology Services of IBM's multi-billion dollar Global Technology Services business. She is responsible for driving the corporate transformation to build and deliver IBM's cognitive technology services platform, leveraging advanced technology, innovation and software-defined automation that benefit clients and partners with increased security, efficiency, flexibility and control for their digital business.

She was formerly managing director of the IoT strategy and technology office at Intel Corp.'s Internet of Things Group. She was responsible for managing the IoT commercialization and product strategy across all of Intel's assets, including development of strategic business objectives, an end-to-end implementation strategy, driving external industry and partner leadership, and defining new business model innovation and the product roadmap for IoT solutions and services that will enable Intel to accelerate growth. Earlier, Karlin was responsible for driving Intel's datacenter software portfolio synergies to deliver more complete customer solutions, and was also the general manager of the Intel Hybrid Cloud business. Previously, she held management positions with CompuCom, KPN/Getronics, Redleaf Venture Capital and Union Bank, and was president and co-founder of Thinque Systems, a pioneer in mobile software deployed in 43 countries. Karlin received her B.A. from the University of California, Santa Barbara.