Elly Keinan

Elly Keinan

Group President, Kyndryl

KyndrylNew York City Metropolitan Area

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Experience39+ Years
LevelLeadership

Executive Overview

Elly Keinan is the Group President of Kyndryl. In this role, he oversees the company’s global operations and P&L across 63 countries, as well as Kyndryl’s six global practices, partner alliances, and technology platform – all in support of our customers’ success. He joined Kyndryl in March 2021 for the opportunity of a lifetime – to launch and build a great new public company. Prior to joining Kyndryl, he served as a Venture Partner of Pitango Venture Capital, where he focused on scaling growth stage technology companies. Elly built his career at IBM, where he served for 33 years in global leadership roles, including General Manager of IBM North America, Chairman of IBM Japan and General Manager of IBM Latin America. Elly is a citizen of the USA and Israel and has lived and worked in Brazil, China, France, Japan, Singapore, South Africa, and Switzerland. He currently resides in New York City and is married with two daughters and one son.

Career Timeline

Professional employment history
  • Jun 2026–Present· 3 mos
    • Member, Board of DirectorsCurrent
      Jun 2026–Present
  • KyndrylCurrent
    Mar 2021–Present· 5 yrs 6 mos
    • President, GroupCurrent
      Mar 2021–Present
  • Jun 2020–Present· 6 yrs 3 mos
    • Member, Board of DirectorsCurrent
      Jun 2020–Present
  • Feb 2021–Aug 2024· 3 yrs 6 mos
    • Member, Board of Directors
      Feb 2021–Aug 2024
  • Sep 2020–Aug 2026· 5 yrs 11 mos
    • Venture Partner
      Sep 2020–Aug 2026
  • Sep 2020–Sep 2025· 5 yrs
    • Member, Board of Directors
      Sep 2020–Sep 2025
  • Jun 2020–Oct 2021· 1 yr 4 mos
    • Member, Board of Directors
      Jun 2020–Oct 2021
  • Jul 1987–Jun 2020· 32 yrs 11 mos
    • General Manager - North America and Chairman - IBM Japan, Ltd.
      Apr 2019–Jun 2020
    • President, IBM Japan, Ltd.
      Apr 2017–Mar 2019
    • General Manager, Transformation
      Feb 2016–Mar 2017
    • General Manager, North America Region
      2014–Feb 2016
    • General Manager, Growth Markets, Sales and Operations
      Jul 2013–Dec 2013
    • General Manager, Latin America
      Apr 2011–Jun 2013
    • GM and VP roles: Emerging Markets, Systems, Communications and Distribution Sectors
      Jul 1987–Mar 2011

Education

Master of Business Administration (MBA) - Valedictorian

International Business

University of Miami Business School

Master of Business Administration (MBA) - Valedictorian

International Business

University of Miami Herbert Business School

BS

Computer Science and Electrical Engineering

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Chief Operating Officer

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Skills & Expertise

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LeadershipLatin AmericaPre-salesCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Sales ManagementSalesGo-to-market StrategySolution SellingEmerging MarketsCloud ComputingInternational BusinessStrategyTalent ManagementOutsourcingSoftware as a Service (SaaS)Business AlliancesEnterprise SoftwareBusiness DevelopmentIT Strategy