Bob Picciano Biography

Bob Picciano is Senior Vice President of Cognitive Systems for IBM. In this role Bob and his team are responsible for reinventing the computer for the Cognitive Era helping to drive fundamental advancements in next-generation workloads such as AI Machine Learning Deep Learning Quantum Computing and High Performance Computing.
A 30-year industry veteran of R&D Bob has responsibility for all aspects of research development sales and marketing for Cognitive Systems including IBM’s multi-billion-dollar Power Systems franchise. Cognitive Systems infrastructure offerings which serve cloud computing platforms and all types of data centers empower clients to easily apply AI or advanced analytics to elevate their understanding of consumers market risks and opportunities while also advancing innovation and discovery.
Prior to his current position Bob was Senior Vice President IBM Analytics where he had global responsibility for all aspects of the world’s largest –– and market-leading –– analytics business. In this role he drove a number of critical strategic initiatives to transform IBM’s advanced analytics portfolio including IBM's acquisition of The Weather Company; the launch of Watson Data Platform the first AI-powered data platform on the cloud; the introduction of Watson Analytics an award-winning innovative SaaS analytics platform for business analytics; and repositioning IBM’s offerings by leveraging Open Source capabilities such as Hadoop Spark and Python.

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