Kimberly Stevenson

Stevenson earned a bachelor's degree from Northeastern University and holds a master's degree in Business Administration from Cornell University.

In her free time, Stevenson is an avid tennis player and enjoys kayaking and paddle boarding.

She does volunteer work for the National Park Service and National Canoe Safety Patrol volunteer org at the Delaware River National recreation area.{{Cite web|title=National Canoe Safety Patrol|url=https://nationalcanoesafetypatrol.life/|access-date=2021-08-28|website=National Canoe Safety Patrol|language=en-US}}

In August 2021 Stevenson left NetApp to focus on full time board service.{{Cite web|last=Stevenson|first=Kim|date=August 26, 2021|title=Linked In Biography Update|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimsstevenson/}} Most recently Kim served as Senior Vice President & General Manager of NetApp's Foundational Data Services Business Unit, NetApp's largest business unit.{{Cite web|last=Kovar|first=Joseph F.|date=2020-01-17|title=NetApp Hires Former Intel, Lenovo Exec To Manage Its Largest Business Unit|url=https://www.crn.com/news/storage/netapp-hires-former-intel-lenovo-exec-to-manage-its-largest-business-unit|access-date=2021-08-28|website=CRN}}

Prior to NetApp, she was a Senior Vice President and General Manager for Data Center Infrastructure at Lenovo.{{cite web |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=109840927&capId=410120&previousCapId=4090682&previousTitle=Hugh%20Johnson%20Advisors%20LLC |title=Kimberly S. Stevenson: Executive Profile & Biography |author= |website=Bloomberg |access-date=October 2, 2018}} Before joining Lenovo, Stevenson spent five years at Intel, as chief operating officer (COO) for the Client, Internet of Things and System Architecture (CISA) Group. Prior to that, she was Intel's chief information officer (CIO).

Before Intel, she held a variety of positions at EDS, including vice president of its worldwide communications, media and entertainment (CM&E) industry practice, as well as vice president of enterprise service management, where she oversaw the global development and delivery of enterprise services.

Before EDS, Stevenson spent 18 years at IBM{{cite web |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180723005089/en/Skyworks-Appoints-Kimberly-Stevenson-Board-Directors |title=Skyworks Appoints Kimberly Stevenson to its Board of Directors |author= |date=July 23, 2018 |publisher=Business Wire |access-date=October 2, 2018}} in several executive positions including Vice President of Marketing and Operations of the eServer iSeries division.

Stevenson is currently serving on the boards of Ambiq Micro, Mitek Systems, Quarterhill Inc., and Verisk Analytics, Inc. as well as on the advisory board of TruU, a privately held software company.

She also has served on the board of directors of Cloudera, Riverbed Technology, [https://www.bostonprivate.com/who-we-are/financial-strength?creative=430619098452&keyword=%2Bboston%20%2Bprivate%20%2Bfinancial&matchtype=b&network=g&device=c&gclid=Cj0KCQjwvaeJBhCvARIsABgTDM5zkKHezjqeLEiIPhdj3WAp7G9x0-vd5oPyx_o8gSt7nuPeQTsGLioaAow0EALw_wcB Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc]., Skyworks Solutions, Inc. and the National Center for Women & IT.

Stevenson is often quoted in the press on the new reality of technology driving business. "Every business is a technology business," according to Stevenson, "and more companies are adding CIOs to their boardrooms."{{Cite web|last=Afshar|first=Vala|date=2017-09-05|title=Every Business is a Technology Business|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/every-business-is-a-technology-business_b_59aec67be4b0d0c16bb527cd|access-date=2021-08-28|website=HuffPost|language=en}}

"The three things Boards and CEOs expect from their CIO, which are (1) to reimagine and define the customer experience, (2) extreme productivity, and (3) that they invent and deliver new products and services to allow them to grow."{{Cite web|title=Kim Stevenson, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Data Center Infrastructure at Lenovo|url=https://podcasts.podinstall.com/metis-strategy-technovation-peter-high-cio-cto-cdo-cxo-inter/201806250900-kim-stevenson-senior-vice-president-and-general-manager-data.html|access-date=2021-08-28|website=Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews)|language=fr}}

Stevenson awards include the HMG Strategy 2021 Global Leadership Institute's “Leading into the C-Suite” award,{{Cite web|title=Kimberly Stevenson|url=https://hmgstrategy.com/awards/2021-global-leadership-institute-awards/kimberly-stevenson|access-date=2021-08-28|website=hmgstrategy.com}} Technology Magazine's #19 of the Top 100 Women in Technology 2021{{Cite web|title=Top 100 Women in Technology 2021|url=https://issuu.com/gigabitmagazine/docs/technology-top100-women-suppliment-2021|access-date=2021-08-28|website=Issuu|language=en}} and Constellation's 2020 Business Transformation BT150 award.{{Cite web|date=2020-09-19|title=Kim Stevenson (BT150)|url=https://www.constellationr.com/events/cce/2020/speakers/kim-stevenson-1|access-date=2021-08-28|website=Constellation Research Inc.|language=en}} As well as recognition for her CIO leadership contributions including Silicon Valley Business Journal's Best CIO,{{Cite web|title=Best CIO: Kimberly Stevenson, Intel, breaking down gender barriers|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/print-edition/2014/06/20/best-cio-kimberley-stevenson-intel-breaking-down.html|access-date=2021-08-28|website=www.bizjournals.com}} Evanta Top 10 Breakaway Leader, Huffington Post's Most Social CIO and the CIO 100 award by CIO.com. She was named the Woman of Excellence Digital Trailblazer by the National Association of Female Executives (NAFE),{{Cite web|title=Meet the 2015 NAFE Women of Excellence|url=https://www.workingmother.com/meet-2015-nafe-women-excellence|access-date=2021-08-28|website=Working Mother|language=en}} and the Forbes CIO Innovation Award.{{Cite web|last=High|first=Peter|title=Announcing The First Class Of Forbes CIO Innovation Award Winners For 2019|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/peterhigh/2019/04/08/announcing-the-first-class-of-forbes-cio-innovation-award-winners-for-2019/|access-date=2021-08-28|website=Forbes|language=en}}

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