Nick Donofrio

Nicholas M. Donofrio (born 1945) was the Executive Vice President of Innovation and Technology at the IBM Corporation until 2008.

Donofrio was born in Beacon, New York in 1945. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1967 and a Master of Science in the same discipline from Syracuse University in 1971. He has also received an honorary doctorate in Engineering from the Polytechnic University of New York, and an honorary doctorate in Science from the University of Warwick in the United Kingdom. He joined IBM in 1967 as an engineer, but moved into management positions which led him to his current position.

[edit] Awards and positions held

Industry Week magazine's Technology Leader of the Year (2003)
University of Arizona's Technical Executive of the Year
Rodney D. Chipp Memorial Award from the Society of Women Engineers
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art Urban Visionaries Award for Engineering
Business Week magazine’s 25 Top Innovation Champions
Fellow, Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Fellow, U.K-based Royal Academy of Engineering
Member of the US-based National Academy of Engineering
Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Member of the Board of Directors for the Bank of New York
Member of the Board of Directors for Wigix, Inc.
Member of the Board of Trustees at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
co-chair of the New York Hall of Science
Member of the Board of Directors for The Council for the United States and Italy
IBM Fellow

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