Ginni Rometty

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Tech CEOs

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Chicago

Born

July 29, 1957

Zodiac

Leo

25,232

days alive

69

years old

$140 million

net worth

#556 of 2,697

Born
July 29, 1957 in 🇺🇸Chicago
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Updated Jul 2026

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Virginia Marie Rometty is an American business executive who was executive chairman of IBM after stepping down as CEO on April 1, 2020. She was previously chairman, president and CEO of IBM, becoming the first woman to head the company. She retired from IBM on December 31, 2020, after a near-40 year career there. Before 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.

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2020
Day 23,136
Age 63

Named Co-Chair of OneTen Coalition

Confidence
96%
Dec 1, 2020

Named co-chair of OneTen, a coalition to upskill and promote Black individuals.

Day 22,897
Age 62

Stepped down as IBM CEO

Confidence
96%
Apr 6, 2020

Stepped down as CEO of IBM, succeeded by Arvind Krishna.

2019
Day 22,625
Age 61

IBM acquires Red Hat

Confidence
96%
Jul 9, 2019

Oversaw IBM's acquisition of Red Hat for $34 billion.

2012
Day 19,879
Age 54

Named Chairman, President and CEO of IBM

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 2012

Became Chairman, President and CEO of IBM.

2011
Day 19,811
Age 54

Named President and CEO of IBM

Confidence
96%
Oct 25, 2011

Named President and CEO of IBM, effective January 2012.

2009
Day 18,784
Age 51

Senior Vice President and Group Executive, Sales, Marketing and Strategy

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 2009

Promoted to Senior Vice President and Group Executive, Sales, Marketing and Strategy.

2005
Day 17,323
Age 47

Senior Vice President, Enterprise Business Services

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 2005

Became Senior Vice President, Enterprise Business Services at IBM.

2002
Day 16,227
Age 44

General Manager, IBM Global Services, Americas

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 2002

Appointed General Manager, IBM Global Services, Americas.

2000
Day 15,496
Age 42

General Manager, Global Insurance and Financial Services Sector

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 2000

Became General Manager, Global Insurance and Financial Services Sector.

1981
Day 8,557
Age 23

Joined IBM

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1981

Started her career at IBM as a systems engineer.

1979
Day 7,826
Age 21

Married Mark Anthony Rometty

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1979

Married Mark Anthony Rometty.

Day 7,826
Age 21

Graduated from Northwestern University

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1979

Graduated with high honors from Northwestern University with a bachelor's degree in computer science and electrical engineering.

1975
Day 6,365
Age 17

Attended Northwestern University

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1975

Began studies at Northwestern University.

1957
Day 0
Age 0

Born in Chicago, Illinois

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96%
Jul 29, 1957

Born Virginia Marie Nicosia in Chicago, Illinois.