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Ambuj Goyal is
general manager of the Business Analytics and Process
Optimization unit of IBM¡¯s Software Group. In this role, Dr.
Goyal is responsible for creating and delivering solutions that
help organizations transform and optimize their businesses.
These transformations are achieved through expert use of IBM¡¯s
analytics and process optimization capabilities and
industry-aligned expertise across software, hardware and
services organizations.
Prior to this role,
Dr. Goyal served from 2005 ¨C 2009 as general manager of IBM
Information Management Software, where he drove IBM¡¯s emergence
as a leader in the business analytics space, combining organic
innovation with strategic acquisitions including Cognos, and
FileNet. As a foundation for this effort, Dr. Goyal created and
spearheaded IBM¡¯s Information Agenda strategy to help clients
optimize their businesses by focusing on information as a
strategic asset. The Information Agenda builds on the rich
portfolio of information management capabilities that Dr. Goyal
constructed, spanning data and content management to trusted
information delivery to performance management and predictive
analytics.
Prior to his
Information Management role, Dr. Goyal served as the general
manager, Workplace, Portal, and Collaboration Software (WPLC)
from January 2003 to August 2005. In that position, he designed
then executed the transformation of IBM Lotus Software by
expanding its focus beyond the traditional ¡°Collaboration¡±
marketplace to encompass the ¡°People Productivity¡± market. He
was responsible for setting the business strategy and direction
for the Websphere Portal product set, the Lotus Software product
set, and the IBM Workplace product set.
Dr. Goyal previously
served as General Manager, Solutions and Strategy, IBM Software
Group, from February 2001, to January 2003. In that position, he
was responsible for setting business strategy for IBM¡¯s Software
Group, the WebSphere Business Integration product set, and
delivering industry-specific middleware solutions. Dr. Goyal
also served IBM as Chief Technology Officer, Application &
Integration Middleware Division, which includes the WebSphere
and MQ product families.
He joined IBM
Corporation in 1982 as a research staff member at the T.J.
Watson Research Center. His early work in scalable databases led
to IBM¡¯s Universal Database (DB2) family. He was also
responsible for setting the early direction in Web application
servers, which led to the WebSphere product family. He also led
the research efforts to create the RS/6000 SP supercomputer and
the Deep Blue World Chess Champion computer. In 1996, Dr. Goyal
was named Vice President, Services and Software, and Director,
Computer Sciences in 1996. In this dual role, he was responsible
for setting IBM's long-term research direction in computer
sciences, as well as ensuring that the best emerging
technologies contribute to IBM's services offerings and software
products. He had approximately 1,500 researchers reporting to
him in seven labs worldwide.
Dr. Goyal has
authored more than 25 articles in various fields and has
received five Outstanding Innovation awards from IBM for his
work. He was elected an IEEE Fellow for his contributions to the
theory and practice of highly dependable systems; elected an ACM
Fellow in recognition of outstanding technical and professional
achievements in the field of information technology.
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