Jiani Zhang is Program Director of Offerings Strategy for IBM Watson Internet of Things. Previous to this role, Jiani was the marketing leader for IBM Internet of Things and led the development of go-to-market strategy and tactics. Jiani Zhang is an accomplished professional with over 10 years of experience in strategy consulting, marketing, technology management, project management and product development. With an undergraduate from University of California, Berkeley in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, she started her career as the youngest EE Design Engineer at Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) where she obtained four patents in semiconductor design by age 25. Subsequently, Jiani moved from design to project management where she led multiple international, cross-functional design teams in product development. After receiving her MBA in strategy and technology management from UCLA, Jiani moved into management consulting with IBM Global Business Services, where she advised high tech companies in business and growth strategy, market and product strategy, and business transformation. Now, as a member of IBM’s Worldwide Internet of Things leadership team, Jiani leads strategy development of the Watson Internet of Things portfolio of products and offerings.