Ian McNairn

Ian McNairn

Ian McNairn is the programme director for web innovation and technology within the office of the IBM chief information officer, based in the UK but in a worldwide role. He acts as a catalyst between innovators and implementers, facilitating the flow of ideas, best practices, standards and leadership and is an evangelist in the social software, collaboration and knowledge management arenas. Before joining IBM, he was the global IT strategy director for the global insurance broker Sedgwick (Marsh & McLennan), and prior to that was a lecturer and researcher at the University of Witwatersrand in South Africa.