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Brad Topol

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IBM Distinguished Engineer, Director of AI and Cloud Open Technologies at IBM
📍 Apex, North Carolina, United States

Dr. Brad Topol is an IBM Distinguished Engineer and Director of AI and Cloud Open Technologies. He leads IBMs global team responsible for open-source strategy and development in projects like PyTorch, Kubernetes, and KubeFlow. He received his Ph. D. in Computer Science from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Brad has dedicated one of his co-authored books to his wife, Janet, and his children, Morgan and Ryan. In a recent social media post, he shared his excitement about the food he enjoyed during a work trip to Amsterdam for the Open Source EU Summit.

He is the co-author of two books published by OReilly Media: "Kubernetes in the Enterprise" and "Hybrid Cloud Apps with OpenShift and Kubernetes. "

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Experience
27 Years
Current Role
IBM Distinguished Engineer, Director of AI and Cloud Open Technologies
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Apex, North Carolina, United States
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Open Source AI
Heads IBM's open technology initiatives, focusing on AI projects like vLLM and InstructLab, and contributes key IBM projects to the Linux Foundation to foster community growth.
Cloud-Native Tech
His career at IBM has focused on leading teams contributing to foundational cloud-native projects, including OpenStack, Kubernetes, Istio, and Tekton.
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Career

Work history

2-2023
IBM Distinguished Engineer, Director of AI and Cloud Open Technologies
IBM
12-2018 - 2-2023
IBM Distinguished Engineer, Open Technology and Developer Advocate CTO for Kubernetes Technologies
IBM
3-2017 - 2-2023
IBM Distinguished Engineer, Open Technology and Developer Advocacy
IBM
11-2012 - 3-2017
IBM Distinguished Engineer, OpenStack
IBM
5-2011 - 10-2012
IBM Distinguished Engineer, SWG Product Serviceability and Fix Distribution
IBM
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Talking Open Source & Cloud Native, with Brad Topol (IBM). Featured in YouTube
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IBM contributes key open‑source projects to Linux Foundation to advance AI community participation. Featured in IBM Newsroom
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Education
1993 - 1998
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Georgia Institute of Technology
1989 - 1993
MS
Emory University
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