As Vice President, Business Process and Architecture Integration, Jeanette Horan provides leadership for IBM’s internal business process transformation to an On Demand Enterprise, leads the enterprise architecture team, and leads the management system for IBM’s internal information technology planning and integration. She is responsible for development of the business process and architecture strategies that will enable IBM as a globally integrated enterprise; ensuring that business transformation is a key priority across all business units.

Horan joined IBM in 1998, and has held leadership positions within the Lotus brand, Information Management and IBM Software Group Strategy. Prior to this role, Horan was responsible for worldwide product development for the Information Management business in Software Group, and was the General Manager of IBM’s Silicon Valley Laboratory. She moved into her current role in July 2006.

Prior to joining Lotus, Horan spent four years with Digital Equipment Corporation where she was Vice President of Development for the AltaVista business, bringing the web search engine and suite of intranet products to market. She has more than 25 years’ experience in development and management roles in the computer industry.

Horan grew up in the United Kingdom, has a Bachelors degree in Mathematics from the University of London and an MBA from Boston University.