Early Life
Born in Chicago on July 29, 1957, Rometty
won a scholarship to the Northwestern University in Illinois in 1975. She has
done her graduation from Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied
Sciences, in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering.
Career
Rometty started her career with General
Motors Institute. She then joined IBM in 1981, as Systems Engineer, and
later in 1991, moved to the Consulting Group of IBM. A committed and sincere
professional, Rometty was promoted to the position of senior Vice President and
Group Executive for Sales, Marketing and Strategy in 2009.
Her career saw a further uphill swing, when
IBM selected her as the next CEO on October 25, 2011. Her stars shown once
again when in September next year, Rometty was also made the Chairman. On
October 1, 2012, Rometty finally assumed her multi-faceted role of Chairman,
President and CEO of IBM.
Personal Life
Rometty met Mark Anthony, when she was 19
years old while doing a college internship. Three years later, they were
married.
Honors
An illustrious career would be just the apt
way to describe Rometty’s professional life. She has earned her success and the
recognition that comes with being successful. Rometty has served on the Board
of Directors of American International Group from 2006 to 2009.
The year 2014 was quite a happening year for
Rometty, as she got featured in the PBS documentary The Boomer List, and became
the third female member of the Augusta National Golf Club. She also received an
honorary doctoral degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in the same
year, and one in 2015 from the Northwestern University.
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