Gerry Mooney

General Manager, Global Smarter Cities, IBM

Gerry Mooney is the General Manager of Global Smarter Cities for IBM, where he leads the corporation's global practice that is modernizing cities in every part of the world. IBM's focus on building a smarter planet has helped to re-establish it at the front rank of global technology companies. Gerry will offer his insight into IBM's huge knowledge reserves in this sector.

Gerard M. Mooney is currently General Manager, Global Smarter Cities. His team is responsible for delivering the set of initiatives that now form the center of IBM’s successful Smarter Planet offerings and that are playing a leading role in the transformation and modernization of governments and cities around the world in core functions like Intelligent Transportation, Public Safety, Advanced Water Management,Smart Grids and Green Buildings, as well as traditional government services. 

Since joining IBM in 2000, Gerry has held a series of increasingly responsible positions in venture capital, strategy, technology, operations and sales. Most recently, he was General Manager, Global Government and Education and, prior to that, Gerry was IBM’s Vice President, Corporate Strategy with worldwide responsibility for IBM’s Emerging Business Opportunities program. He has also had responsibility for IBM’s Venture Capital organization. Gerry serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America). 

He holds an MBA from Yale University, an MS in Accounting from Georgetown University and a BA in Philosophy from Mount Saint Mary’s College.