Ginni Rometty

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ginni Rometty
Occupation	Business Executive
Date Of Birth	Jul 29, 1957(1957-07-29)
Age	67
Country	United States
Birth City	Illinois
Horoscope	Cancer

Ginni Rometty Biography

Ginni Rometty is one of the most popular and richest Business Executive who was born on July 29, 1957 in Illinois, United States. Famous for being the first female Chairperson and CEO of IBM prior to that, she employed as an engineer in systems as well as consultant for the company’s computer. In the latter capacity, she fought for IBM’s purchase of the PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting Company.

She as well as She and Louis Gerstner, Jr. both held the office of CEO of IBM. both held the post of CEO at IBM.

Virginia “Ginni” Marie Rometty (born July 29, 1957) is an American business executive, serving as executive chairman of IBM. She previously served as chairman, president and CEO of IBM, becoming the first woman to head the company. Prior to becoming president and CEO in January 2012, she first joined IBM as a systems engineer in 1981 and subsequently headed global sales, marketing, and strategy. While general manager of IBM’s global services division, in 2002 she helped negotiate IBM’s purchase of PricewaterhouseCoopers IT consulting business, becoming known for her work integrating the two companies. As CEO, she focused IBM on analytics, cloud computing, and cognitive computing systems.

She began attending Northwestern University in Illinois in 1975 on a scholarship from General Motors, where she interned between her junior and senior years. Rometty was also a member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority, eventually serving as its president. She graduated with high honors from the Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science at Northwestern University in 1979, receiving a bachelor’s degree in computer science and electrical engineering. She has received honorary doctoral degrees from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (2014) and Northwestern University (2015). She also received an honorary degree from North Carolina State University.

Her birthplace and childhood home was Chicago, Illinois, she later got married to business investor Mark Anthony Rometty.

Ginni Rometty Net Worth

Ginni Rometty is one of the richest Business Executive from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ginni Rometty 's net worth $90 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

After having graduated at Northwestern University with degrees in computer science and electrical engineering She then worked for an organization called the General Motors Institute (Kettering University) in Flint, Michigan.

She was on the board of directors for the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.

Ginni Rometty was born on July 29, 1957, in Chicago, Illinois, as Virginia Marie Nicosia.Growing up outside Chicago, she was the eldest of four children in an Italian-American family. Her parents divorced and her father left when she was fifteen years old, and her mother subsequently took on multiple jobs to support the family while Rometty looked after the household in the evenings.

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Who is Ginni Rometty Dating?

According to our records, Ginni Rometty married to Mark Anthony Rometty. As of December 1, 2023, Ginni Rometty’s is not dating anyone.

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On October 25, 2011, IBM announced that she was to be the company’s next president and CEO, becoming the ninth chief executive in its history. Her role as IBM’s first female chief received note in the press, with former CEO Sam Palmisano responding that her selection had “zero to do with progressive social policies.” She became president and CEO on January 1, 2012, also taking on the additional role of IBM chairman on October 1, 2012 when Palmisano retired. With plans to take IBM out of unprofitable business lines and citing big data and analytics as IBM’s “next big growth machine,” in 2014 she brokered a partnership for Apple to design applications for IBM’s enterprise customers. Later that year she announced that IBM would partner with SAP on cloud computing and with Twitter on data analytics, and in 2015 she also brokered a partnership with Box. Rometty had IBM spend $8.5 billion acquiring around 30 companies between 2012 and 2015, and by 2016 she had overseen the divestment of about $7 billion in commoditized assets such as chip manufacturing.

Facts & Trivia

Ginni Ranked on the list of most popular Business Executive. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Ginni Rometty celebrates birthday on July 29 of every year.

A director at IBM since 2012, Rometty has also been involved in IBM organizations such as its Women in Technology Council, Women’s Executive Council, and Women’s Leadership Council. A former director at APQC, she also served on the board of directors of AIG from 2006 until 2009. She remains on the board of overseers and board of managers for the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and since 2013 she has been a council member at the Latin America Conservation Council. Rometty serves on the Council on Foreign Relations and is also on the board of trustees of her alma mater Northwestern University, where she was commencement speaker for the graduating class of

2015. She was a member of the White House’s Business Advisory Panel for much of 2017, before the panel dissolved itself that August. In November 2017, she co-chaired WEF Davos.

Did the CEO of IBM step down?

Jim Whitehurst is stepping down as IBM’s president but remaining a senior advisor to CEO Arvind Krishna and other executives. Whitehurst was president and CEO of Red Hat from 2008 until 2020.

How much is the CEO of IBM worth?

Net Worth:$90 Million
Profession:| Businessperson
Nationality:| United States of America

Who was IBM's CEO for the longest time?

(Ginni) Rometty is the former Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of IBM. Ginni became CEO of IBM in 2012 and retired form the company on December 31, 2020.

What is Ginni Rometty leadership style?

Ginni Rometty is one of the leaders who focus on the team and development as well as effort. She made a decision based on what she discussed with her team. Also, she does the proper information and resources; she uses democratic leadership that is efficient as well as effective that can give the results.

Why has Jim Whitehurst left IBM?

Contrary to what some may have feared, the exec’s departure wasn’t a sign that IBM was trying to make Red Hat more like IBM, reneging on its promise earlier.