Ann Funai currently serves as CIO and VP of Business Platform Transformation for IBM. In this role, she is fueled by a passion to create beautiful experiences for IBMers through the technology they use every day, enabling every employee to create exceptional experiences for customers. She is focused on building a highly productive operation, using IBM products in concert with those of IBM’s key partners. Ann has held a variety of technical and leadership roles across IBM in the first part of her career.
Before rejoining IBM in 2023, she was the CTO at PeopleAdmin and MyFitnessPal as well as SVP of Engineering at Under Armour. In these roles, she led incredible teams who built data platforms, mobile products, e-commerce engines and digitally connected footwear, performed UX research and design, as well as executed M&A activity.
Ann is a Founding Limited Partner with Operator Collective and is passionate about giving back to the next generation looking to enter STEM careers. She holds a B.S. in Computer Science from Case Western Reserve University and an M.S. in Technology Commercialization from the University of Texas at Austin.
