Anne K. Altman

Anne Altman is the retired General Manager of IBM U.S Federal Government and Industries. In this role, Ms. Altman was responsible for the strategy, direction, development of solutions, and sales for driving IBM's multi-billion business with federal government clients in the United States.

Ms. Altman's three-decade career with IBM has been heavily influenced by the work she has delivered in the government market. She previously served as General Manager for IBM's Public Sector with responsibilities for global government, state and local agencies as well as education and health care.

Known as a transformational leader, she has often been tapped to address complex business challenges within IBM and on behalf of clients. Most notably, she helped establish IBM's footprint as a major force in the U.S. federal market; and led the company's server hardware business during the most important product launch in the history of the mainframe business, the System z mainframe.

With a strong foundation in technology delivery, Ms. Altman joined IBM in 1981 as a systems engineer. She quickly distinguished herself as a technology strategist who understands how best to leverage the intersections of high performance computing, business analytics software, and research with the unique needs of government and private sector clients.

Ms. Altman is a recipient of the prestigious Eagle Award, one of the highest honors issued to technology partners serving the federal market. In addition, her outstanding contributions to the information technology industry and its clients include Federal Computer Week's Top Federal 100, Washingtonian Magazine Top Tech Titans, Washington's 100 Most Powerful Women, the AFFIRM Leadership Award for Industry, the Chief Information Officer (CIO) Council's Azimuth Award for the Industry Executive of the Year, a Lifetime Achievement Heroines award from the March of Dimes and the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association, and the 2013 Institute for Excellence in Sales & Business Development (IES&BD) Lifetime Achievement Award.

A recognized thought leader who has delivered congressional testimony on behalf of IBM on topics ranging from national security, technology in the military and intelligence communities, "smarter" government, intelligent transportation, cloud computing, business analytics software, the role of innovation to drive economic growth, and government R&D. In 2014, Ms. Altman accompanied Secretary of Commerce, Penny Pritzker on her first trade mission to Mexico to pursue opportunities for economic development and the advancement of shared practices with the Mexican national and regional governments.

Her work has been featured in leading publications, including The Washington Post, Associated Press, Federal Computer Week, Business Week, The New York Times, Washington Technology, Government Computer News, and InformationWeek, among others. Ms. Altman has also contributed to key government-related review boards for organizations, such as the National Academy of Public Administration, the National Science Academy, and the Private Sector Council.

Ms. Altman is committed to community service and serves on the Executive Committees of the Professional Services Council, Northern Virginia Technology Council, National Symphony Orchestra, National Kidney Foundation, and the School of Management, George Mason University.

Ms. Altman earned a Bachelor of Science degree from George Mason University and was recognized in 2011 as Alumna of the year. IBM has selected her as a senior member of the corporation's Performance Team, Growth and Transformation Team, Global Leadership Team, and Global Sales Team. She is on the Advisory Board to the IBM Industry Academy.