Louis Gerstner

Name: Louis V. Gerstner, Jr.

Born: March 1, 1942, in Mineola, New York, USA

Computer-related contributions

• Was chairman of the board and chief executive officer of IBM from April 1993 until 2002 when he retired as CEO in March and chairman in December.
• Largely credited with turning around the fortunes of IBM.

Significant publications

• Teaching a Risk: A Call to Action (2004).
• Who Says Elephants Can't Dance? (2003).