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Bridget Karlin

Bridget Karlin is a technology executive whose work connects AI with enterprise infrastructure. She co-founded Thinque Systems, held leadership roles at Intel, Union Bank and Redleaf Venture Capital, and later led IBM Global Technology Services. At IBM, she described Watson-based services and cognitive automation for enterprise infrastructure. She served on the Consumer Technology Association Executive Board from 2017 through February 2024, chaired it from 2021 to 2022, and received the 2019 Women in Consumer Technology Legacy Award. She led IT at Kaiser Permanente from 2021 to 2024 and, as of October 2026, serves on boards at Dana Incorporated and Lumexa Imaging.

Now at
Dana Incorporated and Lumexa Imaging
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Timeline

  1. By 2017

    Thinque and Intel leadership

    By 2017, she co-founds Thinque Systems and serves in executive roles at Union Bank and Redleaf Venture Capital. Before joining IBM in 2017, she leads Intel’s Internet of Things division and Hybrid Cloud business. Her education includes the University of California and the Harvard Business School Executive Leadership Program.

  2. 2017–2021

    Watson-based IT services

    She serves as global chief technology officer and vice president of IBM Global Technology Services from 2017 to 2021. In 2017, she describes the Watson-based IBM Services Platform and cognitive automation for enterprise infrastructure.

  3. 2017–2024

    Service on the CTA board

    She serves on the Consumer Technology Association Executive Board from 2017 through February 2024 and chairs it from 2021 to 2022.

  4. 2019

    Women in Consumer Technology Legacy Award

    In 2019, she receives the Women in Consumer Technology Legacy Award.

  5. 2021–2024

    Kaiser Permanente IT

    She serves as Kaiser Permanente’s senior vice president of information technology from 2021 to 2024.

  6. As of October 2026

    Dana and Lumexa board roles

    As of October 2026, she serves on the boards of Dana Incorporated and Lumexa Imaging.

Career

  1. NowDana IncorporatedBoard Member
  2. NowLumexa ImagingBoard Member
  3. 2021–2024Kaiser PermanenteSenior Vice President of Information Technology
  4. Until 2017IntelLeader
  5. 2017–2021IBMGlobal Chief Technology Officer and Vice President
  6. 2017–2024Consumer Technology AssociationExecutive Board Member, Chair
  7. Thinque SystemsCo-founder

Education

  1. University of California

From the biography.

  1. Google alumni founded or led 81 other organizations, the most among the labs we compareIncludes IBM. We trace 194 organizations founded or led by AI lab alumni, and 202 career moves between the labs.
  2. The company share of AI researchers’ top papers rose from 2% to 32%Includes IBM. We estimate where leading AI researchers worked when their most-cited papers appeared. The company share rose from 2% in 1975–1979 to 32% in 2020–2024.
  3. Google has the highest combined h-index among AI organizationsIncludes IBM. Our estimates of combined and median h-index at AI organizations, using current affiliations and OpenAlex records.
  4. Google had the most people shaping AI every year from 2014 to 2025Our estimates of which organizations employed the most people shaping AI from 1961 to 2025, with a year-by-year chart.

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Sources and credits

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  1. Bridget Karlin lyondellbasell.com. Checked 18 October 2026.
  2. IBM launches two new services to help businesses move to the cloud techcrunch.com. Checked 18 October 2026.
  3. Everest Group Names IBM the Leader in IT Infrastructure Automation prnewswire.com. Checked 18 October 2026.
  4. CTA Announces New 2024 Executive Board Member cta.tech. Checked 18 October 2026.
  5. 2020 11th Annual Legacy Award Reception at CES womeninconsumertechnology.org. Checked 18 October 2026.