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Dr. John R. Patrick is a former Vice President of Internet Technology at IBM, where he spent more than three decades. An Internet visionary and international lecturer, he is the author of the “It’s All About Attitude” book series.
John joined IBM in 1967. He worked in leasing at IBM Credit Corporation and served as chief financial officer for several business units. In 1992 he became Vice President of Marketing for the Personal Systems Division, where he introduced the ThinkPad brand. As Vice President of Internet Technology he created the alphaWorks website and the “Get Connected” program. See the full career timeline →
Business 2.0 named him “one of The 25 Most Intriguing Minds of the New Economy.”
John co-founded the World Wide Web Consortium at MIT in 1994. He is a founding member and past chairman of the Global Internet Project, a member of the Internet Society and the American College of Healthcare Executives, a senior member of the ACM, and an IEEE Fellow. See all affiliations →
John lives in Danbury, Connecticut, and Palm Coast, Florida, with his wife, Joanne.