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Robert D. Thomas is the Senior Vice President, IBM Software and Chief Commercial Officer of IBM, as of July 2026. At IBM for more than 20 years.

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

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.

EducationVanderbilt University (BA); University of Florida (graduate degree)
Contact••••@ibm.com (reveal in Sheets with Derrick)

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