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Robert D. Thomas is the Senior Vice President, IBM Software and Chief Commercial Officer of IBM, as of August 2026. Rob Thomas is senior vice president of IBM Software and chief commercial officer, leading the software business across product management, design, development and business development, with global responsibility for IBM revenue and profit including worldwide sales, strategic partnerships and the ecosystem. At IBM for more than 20 years. Robert studied at Vanderbilt University (BA); University of Florida (graduate degree). Robert is one of 18 tracked leaders at the company.

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Robert D. Thomas
Senior Vice President, IBM Software and Chief Commercial Officer, IBM
At IBM for more than 20 years

In more than 20 years at IBM he has worked in consulting, microelectronics and software, including two years leading teams in Tokyo, and drove the company's move from databases to broader analytics, open source and artificial intelligence. He is a published author on enterprise AI and writes the newsletter The Mentor.

Education
Vanderbilt University (BA); University of Florida (graduate degree)
Email
••••@ibm.com

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Robert D. Thomas is the Senior Vice President, IBM Software and Chief Commercial Officer of IBM (as of August 2026). At IBM for more than 20 years. You can see their background and career history above.

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Rob Thomas is senior vice president of IBM Software and chief commercial officer, leading the software business across product management, design, development and business development, with global responsibility for IBM revenue and profit including worldwide sales, strategic partnerships and the ecosystem. In more than 20 years at IBM he has worked in consulting, microelectronics and software, including two years leading teams in Tokyo, and drove the company's move from databases to broader analytics, open source and artificial intelligence. He is a published author on enterprise AI and writes the newsletter The Mentor.

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