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Jon Iwata is responsible for worldwide communications for IBM. His organization manages the company’s communications with the media, industry analysts, employees and shareholders. In addition, IBM communications is responsible for corporate brand strategy and design, and the company’s global intranet, which serves 355,000 employees. It coordinates IBM’s corporate affairs initiatives and plays a leading role in instilling IBM Values into the company’s practices and culture.
Jon is a member of the IBM Strategy Team, the IBM Performance Team, and the company’s Intellectual Property Policy and Open Standards Advisory Council. He reports to IBM Chairman and CEO Sam Palmisano.
He joined the communications function of IBM in 1984 at the company’s Almaden Research Center in Silicon Valley. In 1989, he came to IBM corporate headquarters in Armonk, New York, and held a variety of communications positions, including providing support for the president of the company. He was appointed vice president of corporate communications in 1995 and assumed his current responsibilities as senior vice president, communications, on January 1, 2002.
Jon is a co-inventor of a U.S. patent for advanced semiconductor lithography technology.
From 2006-2007, he served as chairman of The Seminar, a professional group consisting of chief communications officers of major corporations and institutions. He is a trustee of the Arthur W. Page Society.
Jon holds a B.A. from the School of Journalism and Mass Communications, San Jose State University. | 