Nick Donofrio
Nicholas M. Donofrio (1947- ), is the Executive Vice President of Innovation and Technology at the IBM Corporation.
Donofrio earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1967 and a Master of Science in the same discipline from Syracuse University in 1971. He has also received an honorary doctorate in Engineering from the Polytechnic University of New York, and an honorary doctorate in Science from the University of Warwick in the United Kingdom. He joined IBM in 1967 as an engineer, but moved into management positions which led him to his current position.
Donofrio has played a key role in shaping IBM's innovation agenda - particularly, IBM's focus on opening up its innovation activities and engaging diverse external partners. He recently reflected on this extensively in a Foreword that he wrote for a new book on innovation - The Global Brain by Satish Nambisan and Mohanbir Sawhney (Wharton School Publishing, 2007).
[edit] Awards and positions held
- Industry Week magazine's Technology Leader of the Year (2003)
- University of Arizona's Technical Executive of the Year
- Rodney D. Chipp Memorial Award from the Society of Women Engineers
- The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art Urban Visionaries Award for Engineering
- Business Week magazine’s 25 Top Innovation Champions
- Fellow, Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers
- Fellow, U.K-based Royal Academy of Engineering
- Member of the US-based National Academy of Engineering
- Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Member of the Board of Directors for the Bank of New York
- Member of the the Board of Trustees at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- co-chair of the New York Hall of Science
- Member of the Board of Directors for The Council for the United States and Italy.
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