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Tony (Anthony) Giordano

Visionary · DISC type Ds
Senior Partner & Vice President: Global Leader Data Platform Services at IBM
📍 Detroit Metropolitan Area, United States

Tony Giordano is a Senior Partner & Vice President at IBM, leading the Global Data Platform Services. With over 25 years of experience, he specializes in delivering cloud-native data solutions and data transformation for Fortune 100 companies. He holds an MBA from Wayne State University and has co-authored two books on information management.

Beyond his corporate role, Tony has a keen interest in the United States Army Reserve. In the past, he dedicated his spare time to academia, teaching undergraduate and graduate-level courses in data warehousing and project management at local colleges and universities, sharing his extensive real-world experience with students.

Unique fact: Tony once relocated to Japan to lead IBMs entire data and analytics practice for the country, an experience that provided him with deep insights into global business operations.

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Experience
23 Years
Current Role
Senior Partner & Vice President: Global Leader Data Platform Services
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Detroit Metropolitan Area, United States
Personality Overview

How Tony shows up

Risk Tolerant
Early Adopter
Direct & Assertive

They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time. They might take some time to make their mind up but once they do, they don't change it easily. Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them.

Priorities

Topics Tony cares about

Generative AI
Discusses the transformative impact of GenAI on business processes and data architecture in recent podcasts and articles, emphasizing its strategic integration into enterprise solutions.
Data Transformation
Leads a 7, 000-person global team at IBM focused on migrating large organizations from legacy data warehouses to modern, multi-use case cloud platforms.
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Career

Work history

12-2017
Senior Partner & Vice President: Global Leader Data Platform Services
IBM
1-2016 - 1-2018
Senior Partner and Vice President
IBM
2-2014 - 12-2015
Executive Vice President, Technology Solutions Group
Merkle Inc
4-2013 - 1-2014
IBM Japan Service Line Leader
IBM Global Business Services
3-2012 - 4-2013
Partner and Global Banking & Financial Markets Leader
IBM Global Business Services
In the press

Media appearances

Stop Believing “Data Is Easy” – IBM's Tony Giordano on GenAI. Featured in YouTube
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Realize Faster Time to Value with IBM's Modern Data Accelerators on AWS. Featured in AWS Blog (Amazon Web Services)
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Education
Computer Information Systems
Walsh College
Masters in Business Administration
Wayne State University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

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