Al Martin
Al Martin is the Global Vice President of Technical Sales, Client Engineering, and Customer Success at IBM, leading 10,000+ architects, engineers, and advocates driving AI and hybrid cloud adoption worldwide. With 20+ years at IBM, his career spans software development, global support, expert services, and executive leadership across data and AI.
Before IBM, Al began his career as a software engineer at Cerner Corporation and later joined Informix Software, which IBM acquired in 2001. He steadily rose through the ranks—from managing worldwide data support to directing global client services across 84+ countries to leading IBM's Data and AI Software Development organization.
Al is also the host and creator of Making Data Simple, a weekly podcast exploring how data and AI are reshaping the enterprise, featuring thought leaders and innovators in his signature straightforward, witty style.