Jon Iwata is Founding Executive Director of the Data & Trust Alliance, a not-for-profit lab which brings together leading businesses across industries to learn, develop, and adopt responsible data and AI practices. He is also Executive Fellow at Yale School of Management.
Jon reported to three IBM CEOs during two decades of significant transformation of the information technology industry, global business and geopolitics. As IBM Chief Brand Officer and Senior VP of Marketing and Communications, he led the company’s global marketing, communications, and corporate citizenship organization for a decade. He was also Chairman of IBM’s corporate strategy committee and established the company’s values and policy committee.
John is Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum; a director of the Ladies Professional Golf Association and chair of its nominating and governance committee; a trustee of the Stevenson School, and a member of the advisory board of Responsible Innovation Labs.