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| == Education == | == Education == | ||
| Lord graduated from Syracuse University with a BS in |
Lord graduated from ] with a BS in industrial engineering. While at Syracuse he was an Industrial Engineering and Co-Operative Educations honors student and a member of ] (1981-1985). Furthering his education, he attended ] and graduated with an MBA in Administration and Management.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://corp.aol.com/leader/bob-lord/|title = AOL Leadership}}</ref> | ||
| == Career == | == Career == | ||
| Lord began working at General Motors in June 1983 as a |
Lord began working at ] in June 1983 as a shift supervisor and industrial engineer where he stayed for a year. Then he began working for ]. as a senior industrial project engineer/marketing project engineer from June 1985- September 1988. In 1990, Lord went on to become the senior principal consultant and project manager for ] and left in 1995. After leaving Symmetrix in 1995, he became the Area Vice President of Contract Services for ] until leaving in 1996. After leaving NovaCare he joined Advanced Rehab Services (later renamed Prism Rehab Services) until 1998 when he was named Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of Prism Rehab Services until 1999. In 2000, Lord became the Vice President of Client Support Services for agility.com and left within the same year to become the Vice President of Corporate Alliances and Business Development at Pretzel Logic Software. In November 2000, Lord left Pretzel Logic to become the Executive Vice President of North America Razorfish. In 2002, he became the Chief Operating Officer of ], then in 2003 successfully sold Razorfish to SBI Inc. and became Executive Vice President of SBI-Razorfish Inc. In 2004, he became the East Region President of Razorfish, a Subsidiary of ] (AQNT) until 2007 where he became the East Region President of Razorfish, a Subsidiary of ] and in 2010 became the Global CEO of Razorfish, Subsidiary of Publis Group. In 2011, he went on to become the Global CEO of VivaKi Interactive at Razorfish until 2013. In 2013, Lord became the CEO of ] until 2015 when he became the President of AOL. In early 2016, Lord became the Chief Digital Officer of ]. | ||
| In his current role, Bob launched the |
In his current role, Bob launched the IBM Call For Code, which is part of ] and is an effort aimed at developers to engage in the greater community. | ||
| ==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
| ===Other roles and activities=== | ===Other roles and activities=== | ||
| Bob is the co-author of the book |
Bob is the co-author of the book ''Converge: Transforming Businesses at the Intersection of Marketing and Technology'' (ISBN 978-1480589827), which discusses how technology, media, and creativity are uniting and how this shift is revolutionizing marketing and business strategy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.razorfish.com/ideas/converge-book.htm| title = Converge}}</ref> | ||
| He is a member of the Nantucket Project Advisory Board<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nantucketproject.com/about1|title=The Natucket Project|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214233642/https://www.nantucketproject.com/about1|archivedate=December 14, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref> and a member of the Board of Directors of the Trustworthy Accountability Group (TAG).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/trustworthy-accountability-group-tag-announces-board-of-directors-including-leaders-from-aol-colgate-facebook-google-mcdonalds-mondelez-pg-publicis-and-more-300046128.html| title = Trustworthy Accountability Group (TAG) Announces Board of Directors, Including Leaders From AOL, Colgate, Facebook, Google, McDonald's, Mondelez, P&G, Publicis, and More}}</ref> | He is a member of the Nantucket Project Advisory Board<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nantucketproject.com/about1|title=The Natucket Project|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214233642/https://www.nantucketproject.com/about1|archivedate=December 14, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref> and a member of the Board of Directors of the Trustworthy Accountability Group (TAG).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/trustworthy-accountability-group-tag-announces-board-of-directors-including-leaders-from-aol-colgate-facebook-google-mcdonalds-mondelez-pg-publicis-and-more-300046128.html| title = Trustworthy Accountability Group (TAG) Announces Board of Directors, Including Leaders From AOL, Colgate, Facebook, Google, McDonald's, Mondelez, P&G, Publicis, and More}}</ref> | ||
| In 2017, Bob joined the Board of Directors at Williams-Sonoma Inc.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ir.williams-sonomainc.com/governance/board | title = Williams-Sonoma Inc. Board of Directors }}</ref> | In 2017, Bob joined the Board of Directors at ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ir.williams-sonomainc.com/governance/board | title = Williams-Sonoma Inc. Board of Directors }}</ref> | ||
| ==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
| Bob currently lives in New Canaan, Connecticut with his wife and three children. | Bob currently lives in ] with his wife and three children. | ||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 19:02, 14 August 2018
For other uses, see Robert Lord (disambiguation).
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| Born | Robert William Lord (1963-03-12) March 12, 1963 (age 61) Hackensack, New Jersey, United States |
| Occupation(s) | Chief Digital Officer, IBM |
Robert "Bob" Lord (born March 12, 1963) is IBM's first Chief Digital Officer where he is now missioned with bringing together the IBM Digital Business Group. He is responsible for overseeing the Digital Platforms team, Digital Sales organization, Digital Marketing, Routes to Market and Offering teams, and IBM's Developer and Startup Ecosystem
Education
Lord graduated from Syracuse University with a BS in industrial engineering. While at Syracuse he was an Industrial Engineering and Co-Operative Educations honors student and a member of Sigma Chi (1981-1985). Furthering his education, he attended Harvard Business School and graduated with an MBA in Administration and Management.
Career
Lord began working at General Motors in June 1983 as a shift supervisor and industrial engineer where he stayed for a year. Then he began working for Corning Inc. as a senior industrial project engineer/marketing project engineer from June 1985- September 1988. In 1990, Lord went on to become the senior principal consultant and project manager for Symmetrix and left in 1995. After leaving Symmetrix in 1995, he became the Area Vice President of Contract Services for NovaCare until leaving in 1996. After leaving NovaCare he joined Advanced Rehab Services (later renamed Prism Rehab Services) until 1998 when he was named Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of Prism Rehab Services until 1999. In 2000, Lord became the Vice President of Client Support Services for agility.com and left within the same year to become the Vice President of Corporate Alliances and Business Development at Pretzel Logic Software. In November 2000, Lord left Pretzel Logic to become the Executive Vice President of North America Razorfish. In 2002, he became the Chief Operating Officer of Razorfish Inc, then in 2003 successfully sold Razorfish to SBI Inc. and became Executive Vice President of SBI-Razorfish Inc. In 2004, he became the East Region President of Razorfish, a Subsidiary of aQuantive (AQNT) until 2007 where he became the East Region President of Razorfish, a Subsidiary of Microsoft and in 2010 became the Global CEO of Razorfish, Subsidiary of Publis Group. In 2011, he went on to become the Global CEO of VivaKi Interactive at Razorfish until 2013. In 2013, Lord became the CEO of AOL Platforms until 2015 when he became the President of AOL. In early 2016, Lord became the Chief Digital Officer of IBM.
In his current role, Bob launched the IBM Call For Code, which is part of IBM DeveloperWorks and is an effort aimed at developers to engage in the greater community.
Biography
Other roles and activities
Bob is the co-author of the book Converge: Transforming Businesses at the Intersection of Marketing and Technology (ISBN 978-1480589827), which discusses how technology, media, and creativity are uniting and how this shift is revolutionizing marketing and business strategy.
He is a member of the Nantucket Project Advisory Board and a member of the Board of Directors of the Trustworthy Accountability Group (TAG).
In 2017, Bob joined the Board of Directors at Williams-Sonoma Inc.
Personal life
Bob currently lives in New Canaan, Connecticut with his wife and three children.
References
Notes
- "IBM Taps Bob Lord as Chief Digital Officer".
- "AOL Leadership".
- "Converge".
- "The Natucket Project". Archived from the original on December 14, 2013.
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- "Williams-Sonoma Inc. Board of Directors".