John R. Patrick

John Russell Patrick
Patrick in 2016
Born (1945-08-05) August 5, 1945
Salem, New Jersey, United States
Alma materUniversity of South Florida, LaSalle Extension University
OccupationBusiness executive
Known forLaunched the IBM ThinkPad and the OS/2 operating system as Vice President at IBM
SpouseJoanne Patrick
Children4

John Russell Patrick (born August 5, 1945) is a business executive and author in the information technology industry. During his tenure as a vice president at IBM, he helped launch the IBM ThinkPad and the OS/2 operating system and was later an influential force behind IBM’s early adoption of the Internet and World Wide Web.

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