Most Powerful Women

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Bridget van Kralingen

Courtesy of IBM
  • Title
    SVP Blockchain, Industry Platforms, Accounts, and Partnerships
  • Affiliation
    IBM
  • Age
    55

Van Kralingen’s responsibilities at IBM include overseeing some of the company’s biggest customer accounts (think Bank of America, Coca-Cola, and CVS Caremark) and managing key partnerships with the likes of Apple and SAP. She’s also spearheading IBM’s push into cutting-edge technologies like blockchain that the company believes are key for future growth. Nearly one-third of IBM’s $79 billion in annual revenue falls under her purview, which encompasses a team of roughly 12,000 IBM workers.

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Company Financials (2017, or most recently completed fiscal year)

Revenues ($M)791,390
Profits ($M)57,530
Market Value as of 09/18/18 ($M)135,600.8