Linda Sanford

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Linda Sanford
Born1953 (age 71–72)
Laurel, New York
NationalityAmerican
Education St. John's University
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
OccupationTechnology executive
Known forWork for IBM

Linda S. Sanford (born 1953) [1] is an American technology executive. She worked at IBM for 39 years prior to her retirement on December 31, 2014, where she was the Senior Vice President of Enterprise Transformation. [2] [3]

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Education

Sanford graduated from St. John’s University, from which she also holds an honorary doctorate in commercial science. She also holds a M.S. in operations research from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. [4]

Career and acknowledgements

Sanford worked at IBM for 39 years. Her positions at IBM prior to becoming Senior Vice President of Enterprise Transformation included senior vice president and group executive in the company's Storage Systems Group and general manager of the S/390 Division. [2]

She was inducted into the Women in Technology Hall of Fame in 1996. [4]

In 1997, she was elected as a member of the National Academy of Engineering for computer product development including transformation from hierarchical mainframes to more robust enterprise network server architectures.

In 2018, St. John's University dedicated a new computer lab, called the Sanford Family Cyber Security Lab, in honor of Sanford and her family. [5] [6]

References

  1. ↑ Misiroglu, Gina (1999). Girls Like Us: Reclaiming Our Adolescence Through Poem, Stories, & Words of Wisdom. New World Library. p. 128. ISBN   9781577310846.
  2. 1 2 "Linda S. Sanford". Office of the President. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute . Retrieved 2019-03-09.
  3. ↑ "IBM Senior Executive Linda Sanford Says Leaders Today Are Change Agents". Stevens Institute of Technology . 2014-10-20. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
  4. 1 2 "IBM Linda Sanford Women's Technical Advancement Scholarship - Society of Women Engineers". swe.org. 2019-02-08. Retrieved 2025-07-25.
  5. ↑ "Linda Sanford, Senior VP, Enterprise on Demand Transformation & Information Technology, IBM". WITI. Women in Technology International . Retrieved 2025-07-25.
  6. ↑ "Newly Dedicated Sanford Family Cyber Security Lab Prepares Next Generation of Cyber Defenders". St. John’s University . 2019-01-15. Retrieved 2019-03-09.


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