Lauren States (born 1956) is a former Chief of Technology and then Vice President of Strategy and Transformation for IBM's Software Group Sales Division.
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Life
States was born in 1956 and she originally intended to be an actuary. However she learnt to program in COBOL and discovered a gift for technology. She has a degree in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
She joined IBM as a trainee and worked her way up as an engineer resisting the invitations to become a manager.
States was inducted into the Women In Technology International Hall of Fame in 2014.
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