Jerry Cuomo
Former IBM Fellow, VP and CTO Technology

Jerry Cuomo is a retired IBM Fellow with more than 38 years’ experience as a software
innovator and open-source advocate. He currently lectures at North Carolina State University
and leads Wild Ducks, LLC, where he consults, develops, and secures intellectual property
focused on trustworthy AI, blockchain, and cybersecurity. Jerry holds more than 100 U.S.
patents. Among his most notable is the “Someone is typing…”  indicator, now used billions of
times daily in instant messaging. Jerry is the author of the Think series, which includes Think
Blockchain and Think Artificial Intelligence as well as co-author of Blockchain for
Business and The Art of Automation.