{"671002":{"#nid":"671002","#data":{"type":"event","title":"ECE Student Seminar - Careers in Technology","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDate:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;Monday, November 27,\u0026nbsp;2023\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETime:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;12:30\u0026nbsp;p.m. -\u0026nbsp;1:20 p.m.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELocation: \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/mss8e9ya\u0022\u003EVirtual\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESpeaker:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003ERandy Walker\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESpeakers\u0027 Title:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;Retired Chairman and CEO and Executive Mentor\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESpeakers\u0027 Affiliation:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;IBM Asia Pacific\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESeminar Title:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003ECareers in Technology\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbstract:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAfter a career spanning the globe, Mr. Walker will lead a discussion on careers in Consulting, Technology, and International Business.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;As a C-Suite Executive Mentor, Mr. Walker will share insights on what today\u2019s CEOs are looking for in today\u2019s technology leaders across a range of industries and geographies. Also, he will discuss career transitions and the importance of being a lifelong learner, and the lifetime value of a degree from Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBiographical Sketch of the Speaker:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ERandy Walker is an accomplished global technology CEO, consultant and board director with over 35 years of experience driving strategy and operational results.\u0026nbsp; He has personally advised and consulted with some of the world\u2019s largest firms. A global leader, who has lived in London, Jeddah, Tokyo, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney, New Delhi and the US, and worked across more than 50 countries.\u0026nbsp; Currently an Executive Mentor with the ExCo Group, he mentors global senior leaders and C-suite executives across the technology and financial services sectors.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EWalker has served on more than a dozen public, private, government and non-profit boards. These included being a member of the board of SAIC, and as a director for Singapore\u2019s Economic Development Board (EDB).\u0026nbsp; He is an Independent Non-Executive Director for Vitality Global. He also sits on the board of Georgia Institute of Technology\u2019s School of Engineering and is the Executive-in-Residence at the University of Miami\u2019s Herbert Business School where he is a senior lecturer and mentor in the fields of AI and Technology.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAs a key member of IBM\u2019s senior executive team, Walker owned strategic sales globally and was responsible for $40B of revenue across the top 500 accounts.\u0026nbsp; He also personally led global Financial Services clients, IBM\u2019s largest sector, where he led a transformation and turnaround of the Financial Services business driving the results from double digit revenue loss to revenue growth in 2021.\u0026nbsp; He led IBM\u2019s sales integration of Red Hat and industry platforms units.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EWalker was Chairman and CEO of IBM Asia Pacific with operational and P\u0026amp;L responsibility for an $8B P\u0026amp;L and 100K+ employees.\u0026nbsp; He also led IBM\u2019s consulting and services business across their growth market unit, which he helped to establish while based in Shanghai, and consisted of markets across Asia\/Pacific, Eastern Europe, Africa, and Latin America.\u0026nbsp; During his five years in this role, the unit\u2019s growth rates were consistently 7-10 points higher than IBM\u2019s overall growth. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EWalker has served as the Executive Vice President and board member of SAIC based in San Diego and London.\u0026nbsp; He also founded the Middle Eastern practice for Deloitte \u0026amp; Touche based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and was with Deloitte\u2019s global technology practice based in the US.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EWalker holds bachelor\u2019s and master\u2019s degrees in electrical engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology and is a recipient of the university\u0027s Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award for Lifetime Achievement.\u0026nbsp; He cares deeply in the countries and cultures in which he has lived and remains active in multiple pro-bono, mentoring, and civic activities including United Way, Habitat for Humanity, Caring for Cambodia and others.\u0026nbsp; He and his family currently reside in Coral Gables, Fl.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERandy Walker, retired Chairman and CEO of IBM Asia Pacific and Executive Mentor, will deliver the\u0026nbsp;ECE Student Seminar,\u0026nbsp;\u0022Careers in Technology\u0022 on Monday, November 27, 2023.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Featuring Randy Walker, retired Chairman and CEO of IBM Asia Pacific and Executive Mentor"}],"uid":"36172","created_gmt":"2023-11-10 16:25:48","changed_gmt":"2023-11-10 16:30:56","author":"dwatson71","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2023-11-27T12:30:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2023-11-27T13:20:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2023-11-27T13:20:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2023-11-27 17:30:00","gmt_time_end":"2023-11-27 18:20:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2023-11-27 18:20:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"location":"Virtual","extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1255","name":"School of Electrical and Computer Engineering"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"5617","name":"ECE Student Seminar"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"78771","name":"Public"},{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:mary.ann.weitnauer@ece.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EMary Ann Weitnauer\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nSchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}