Sharon Nunes

Sharon Nunes retired in 2012 from her position as Vice President of Big Green Innovations for IBM Corporation. She was inducted into the Women in Technology International Hall of Fame in 2009.

Career Nunes led the Big Green Innovations organization which includes IT leaders around the world developing solutions in water management, carbon management and photovoltaics. She was with IBM for 28 years in many positions including as the Vice President of Technology and has worked closely with IBM's Chairman and senior executive team to set the technology agenda for IBM. In the year 2000, she was one of the executive leaders of the Life Sciences business unit when it launched. In 1997, she launched IBM's Computational Biology Center.

Committees and boards Nunes is a leader on IBM's Women in Technology Executive Committee. In 2007, she launched the Technical Women's Leadership Forum for IBM. She is also a member of IBM's executive advisory council for the Society of Women Engineers.