Dr. Caroline Kovac is responsible for IBM's overall Life Sciences strategy, including developing partnerships and directing IBM investments in this fast-growing market. Her organization spearheads the development of information technology solutions for the life sciences market, including the biotechnology, genomic, e-health, pharmaceutical and agri-science industries.

Dr. Kovac's organization brings together IBM's strengths in e-business, supercomputing, data and storage management, data mining and knowledge management with IBM's world-renowned research expertise in computational biology and parallel computing. The combination delivers leading edge solutions for life sciences.

Prior to her current position, Dr. Kovac held executive management positions at IBM Research, including Vice President of Technical Strategy and Division Operations and head of IBM Research efforts in computational biology. She joined IBM in 1983.

Dr. Kovac is a member of the IBM Academy of Technology and the Industrial Research Institute. She also serves on the Visiting Committee for the National Institute of Standards and Technology. She holds a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Southern California and a B.A. from Oberlin College.

More information on Dr. Caroline Kovac is available at the following:
IBM Women in WITI Hall of Fame: Caroline Kovac

• Profile updated in 2007