Andrew Clark£¬Director of Strategy IBM Venture Capital Group

A 20-year IBM veteran, Mr. Clark has held a variety of key positions in software development, product marketing, corporate staff and emerging-business development and strategy. A ¡°serial intrapreneur", Drew has led a range of internal startup initiatives, including a key role in formation of IBM's Internet Division.

A co-founder of IBM's Venture Capital Group and a senior member of that team, Drew
is responsible for driving external innovation into IBM business units and identifying and
developing new business opportunities.

Before joining IBM's Venture Group, Drew led IBM's search, unstructured information, enterprise portal and knowledge-management initiatives for IBM Software Group.

Drew has been awarded two patents in Artificial Intelligence, holds a BS in Physics from Western Carolina University and has completed all coursework toward a PhD in Plasma Physics at University of Texas at Austin.