Jerry is an IBM Fellow, VP and CTO of Technology. He is recognized as a prolific contributor to IBM’s software business, producing products and technologies that have profoundly impacted how the industry conducts commerce over the world-wide-web, while dramatically improving the consumer experience. Jerry has exhibited a repeating pattern of breakthrough innovations in software design, engineering and business strategy, across IBM’s most financially successful and industry recognizable software product offerings. He has pioneered emerging technology projects in the areas of Hybrid Cloud, Blockchain, API Economy, Mobile computing, Web Application Servers, Integration Software, Java, Instant Messaging Software, filling over 100 US patents across these areas. Jerry is most recognized as one of the founding fathers of WebSphere Software, whose innovations defined WebSphere as the Industry leading Application Server currently serving over 80,000 customers. WebSphere re-imagines how business, governments and citizens get work done using the Internet. Cuomo’s inventions in web server security, performance, scalability and availability are the reasons why many of the world’s most visible institutions are able to securely conduct commerce over the world wide web. Jerry's most visible patent is the first use of the "Someone is typing..." indicator found in instant messaging applications. This invention is used by billions of users around the world every day, via their iPhones, Microsoft’s Messenger, and IBM’s Sametime. Recently Jerry and team have illustrated how blockchain can revolutionize business and redefine companies and economies with the creation of Linux Foundation’s Hyperledger Fabric and the IBM Blockchain Platform. In March 2016 & February 2018, Jerry was called upon by the US Government as an expert witness to testify to US Energy and Commerce Committee on Digital Currency and Blockchain. Today, Jerry is the CTO of Applied Hybrid Cloud & AI, which is part of IBM's multi-billion dollar Services business. His mission is to drive IBM Technology deployments in Services engagements by advocating how and where IBM Technology best solves relevant customer problems with provable economics (time, cost, value). As CTO and IBM Fellow, Jerry is committed to growing the technical community and profession at IBM, including focusing on building a strong and diverse technical team with world leading skills and ethics in AI and Hybrid Cloud.