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Kimberly Stevenson

Kim Stevenson is an American business executive focused on managing technology businesses and driving IT digital transformation for technology brands including NetApp, Lenovo, Intel, IBM, EDS, and HPE.[1] She currently[when?] serves on the board of directors for Ambiq Micro, Mitek Systems, Quarterhill Inc., and Verisk Analytics, Inc. as well as on the advisory board of TruU,[2] a privately held software company.

Kimberly "Kim" Stevenson
NationalityAmerican
EducationCornell University (MBA) Northeastern (BA)
Years active1983 - present
Board member ofMitek Systems, Inc

Skyworks Solutions, Inc

TruU Advisory Board

Early life and education

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Stevenson earned a bachelor's degree from Northeastern University and holds a master's degree in Business Administration from Cornell University.[3]

In her free time, Stevenson is an avid tennis player and enjoys kayaking and paddle boarding.[1]

She does volunteer work for the National Park Service and National Canoe Safety Patrol volunteer org at the Delaware River National recreation area.[4]

Career

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In August 2021 Stevenson left NetApp to focus on full time board service.[5] Most recently Kim served as Senior Vice President & General Manager of NetApp's Foundational Data Services Business Unit, NetApp's largest business unit.[6]

Prior to NetApp, she was a Senior Vice President and General Manager for Data Center Infrastructure at Lenovo.[3] Before joining Lenovo, Stevenson spent five years at Intel, as chief operating officer (COO) for the Client, Internet of Things and System Architecture (CISA) Group.[3] Prior to that, she was Intel's chief information officer (CIO).

Before Intel, she held a variety of positions at EDS, including vice president of its worldwide communications, media and entertainment (CM&E) industry practice, as well as vice president of enterprise service management,[3] where she oversaw the global development and delivery of enterprise services.

Before EDS, Stevenson spent 18 years at IBM[7] in several executive positions including Vice President of Marketing and Operations of the eServer iSeries division.

Board Service

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Stevenson is currently serving on the boards of Ambiq Micro, Mitek Systems, Quarterhill Inc., and Verisk Analytics, Inc. as well as on the advisory board of TruU, a privately held software company.[5]

She also has served on the board of directors of Cloudera, Riverbed Technology, Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc., Skyworks Solutions, Inc. and the National Center for Women & IT.

Stevenson is often quoted in the press on the new reality of technology driving business. "Every business is a technology business," according to Stevenson, "and more companies are adding CIOs to their boardrooms."[8]

"The three things Boards and CEOs expect from their CIO, which are (1) to reimagine and define the customer experience, (2) extreme productivity, and (3) that they invent and deliver new products and services to allow them to grow."[9]

Recognition

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Stevenson awards include the HMG Strategy 2021 Global Leadership Institute's “Leading into the C-Suite” award,[10] Technology Magazine's #19 of the Top 100 Women in Technology 2021[11] and Constellation's 2020 Business Transformation BT150 award.[12] As well as recognition for her CIO leadership contributions including Silicon Valley Business Journal's Best CIO,[13] Evanta Top 10 Breakaway Leader, Huffington Post's Most Social CIO and the CIO 100 award by CIO.com. She was named the Woman of Excellence Digital Trailblazer by the National Association of Female Executives (NAFE),[14] and the Forbes CIO Innovation Award.[15]

List of Kim Stevenson Industry Awards and Recognition
Award Year Awarding Entity
Leading into the C-Suite award[10] 2021 HMG Strategy
#19 of the Top 100 Women in Technology[11] 2021 Technology Magazine’s
Constellation's 2020 Business Transformation BT150 award[12] 2020 Constellation
Forbes CIO Innovation Award[15] 2019 Forbes
CIO 100 award[16] 2016 CIO.com
Huffington Post's Most Social CIO[17] 2016 Huffington Post
CIO 100 award 2015 CIO.com
Woman of Excellence Digital Trailblazer[14] 2015 National Association of Female Executives (NAFE)
Diverse Corporate Leader & 100 CIO/CTO Leader[18] 2015 STEMconnector
Huffington Post's Most Social CIO 2014 Huffington Post
CIO 100 award[19] 2014 CIO.com
Evanta Top 10 Breakaway Leader 2014 Evanta, a Gartner company
Silicon Valley Business Journal's Best CIO[13] 2014 Silicon Valley Business Journal
CIO 100 award[20] 2013 CIO.com

References

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  1. ^ a b "Board of Directors | Skyworks Solutions, Inc". investors.skyworksinc.com. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
  2. ^ "Company".
  3. ^ a b c d "Kimberly S. Stevenson: Executive Profile & Biography". Bloomberg. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
  4. ^ "National Canoe Safety Patrol". National Canoe Safety Patrol. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
  5. ^ a b Stevenson, Kim (August 26, 2021). "Linked In Biography Update".
  6. ^ Kovar, Joseph F. (2020-01-17). "NetApp Hires Former Intel, Lenovo Exec To Manage Its Largest Business Unit". CRN. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
  7. ^ "Skyworks Appoints Kimberly Stevenson to its Board of Directors". Business Wire. July 23, 2018. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
  8. ^ Afshar, Vala (2017-09-05). "Every Business is a Technology Business". HuffPost. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
  9. ^ "Kim Stevenson, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Data Center Infrastructure at Lenovo". Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews) (in French). Retrieved 2021-08-28.
  10. ^ a b "Kimberly Stevenson". hmgstrategy.com. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
  11. ^ a b "Top 100 Women in Technology 2021". Issuu. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
  12. ^ a b "Kim Stevenson (BT150)". Constellation Research Inc. 2020-09-19. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
  13. ^ a b "Best CIO: Kimberly Stevenson, Intel, breaking down gender barriers". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
  14. ^ a b "Meet the 2015 NAFE Women of Excellence". Working Mother. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
  15. ^ a b High, Peter. "Announcing The First Class Of Forbes CIO Innovation Award Winners For 2019". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
  16. ^ "CIO 100 2016 Winner Profile: Intel Corporation". CIO. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
  17. ^ Afshar, Vala (2016-04-25). "Top 100 Most Social CIOs on Twitter 2016". HuffPost. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
  18. ^ "Kim Stevenson". Working Mother. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
  19. ^ "CIO 100 2014 Winner Profile: Intel Corp". CIO. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
  20. ^ "CIO 100 2013 Winner Profile: Intel Corp". CIO. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
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