John Patrick

John Patrick is president of Attitude LLC and was vice president of Internet technology at IBM Corporation from 1995 to 2001. He worked at the company for thirty-eight years. Patrick serves on a number of boards, writes a popular personal blogs and speaks at conferences around the world. As IBMs chief Internet technology officer, Patrick led the companys efforts to exploit the potential of the Internet. Patrick was also closely involved in IBMs aggressive backing of Linux that helped create explosive demand across the industry. However, if you read between the lines of Patricks official job descriptionor have heard him deliver cutting-edge remarks at conferences throughout the world or read one of the many articles hes been featured inyoull see that Patricks unofficial title is Internet visionary. Its one of the reasons why Business 2.0 named him as one of the industrys most intriguing minds, Industry Week named him one of the top 30 people who drive innovation and provide the initial spark to economic growth, and why Network World called him one of the 25 most powerful people in networking.

Patrick was a founding member of the World Wide Web Consortium at MIT in 1994, a founding member and past chairman of the Global Internet Project, a member of the Internet Society, a senior member of the Association for Computing Machinery and a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Patrick has been a business and technology advisor to numerous companies and is a board member at WebMediaBrands Corporation and the Online Computer Library Center, and is a member the WesConn Biomedical Research Institute Advisory Council. His book, Net Attitude, paints a vivid picture of the future of the Internet and the attitudes needed to capitalize on it.

While at IBM, Patrick created a number of innovative programs including the alphaWorks Web site, which continues as IBMs on-line research and development laboratory for advanced Internet technology, and IBMs successful Get Connected program to expand the use of the Internet both within the company and to serve as a model for other companies. Patrick joined IBM in 1967 and spent the first half of his career in various sales, marketing and management positions. He was a pioneer and developer of IBMs leasing business at IBM Credit Corporation, which became the largest computer leasing company in the world. He was subsequently the chief financial officer of various business units of IBM and was also vice president of operations for IBMs Computer Integrated Manufacturing Business. In 1992, Patrick became vice president of marketing for IBMs Personal Systems Division and was the senior marketing executive responsible for introducing the successful ThinkPad brand. Patrick earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Lehigh University and an M.S. in Management from the University of South Florida. He also has a law degree (LL.B.) from LaSalle University, which he earned during his military service. A lifelong learner, Patrick is in his final year of completing a doctorate in healthcare administration.