Nov, 2003 : MIT Student Group Gives IBM VP Tech Award

📅 November 26, 2003 - The Indian Students Organization at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has named Dev Mukherjee of IBM Global Services as the recipient of its "Technovator" award, IBM (ibm.com) said on Tuesday. The "Technovator Award" is given to innovators under age 40 of South Asian heritage "working at the cutting-edge of technology that may be harnessed for far-reaching applications."

Mukherjee is vice president of strategy and marketing for e-business on demand, IBM Global Services and works at the Somers, NY headquarters of the division.
IBM said Mukherhee is being honored for his contributions to IBM's on demand computing services.
For the past three years, Mukherjee has helped IBM build its e-business on demand strategy.

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