Susan Puglia is IBM Vice President of Global University Programs & Vice Chair of the IBM Academy of Technology (AoT) Board of Governors. . The IBM Academy of Technology is a society of the top IBM technical leaders organized to advance innovation and thought leadership in key technical areas, improve the development of IBM's global technical community, and engage clients in technical pursuits that create business value. As the Vice Chair of the Academy's Board of Governors, Susan provides direction to AoT members and the Academy Leadership Team members who dedicate time to leading the innovative projects and initiatives of the Academy. In her University Programs role, Susan leads a global extended team who works across IBM to build relationships of mutual value with targeted universities in areas of collaborative research, skills readiness, recruiting, community responsibility and regional economic development. This role leverages Susan’s 30+ years of experience leading technical organizations in systems and software development, technical sales, and Information Technology architecture and deployment.

Susan is committed to developing technical and business talent, and has established and leads three IBM-wide global programs aimed to attract, develop and progress women in technical career paths to achieve the executive levels.

Susan is a graduate of New York University where she received a Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science and Math, and an MBA in International Business and Finance. She serves as a member of the Board of Trustees for Rochester Institute of Technology. Susan is married and the mother of two children.