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▶ 0:46 · $IBM · Arvind Krishna: IBM's Reinvention, AI Bets and Quantum | Podcast | In Good Company
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Arvind Krishna: IBM's Reinvention, AI Bets and Quantum | Podcast | In Good Company

2026-05-06 · 2 company · 7 thematic
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arvind krishna

Arvind Krishna has spent 35+ years at IBM, becoming CEO in 2020. He orchestrated the company's pivot to hybrid cloud and AI, including the $34B Red Hat acquisition and spin-off of Kyndryl. He holds a PhD and 15 patents.

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“IBM is largely a hybrid cloud and AI software company. We've made the transition to that's almost half our total revenue. We have another third that is in consulting and we try to help our clients transform for the current era of digital a…”
—arvind krishna
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