Gabi Zodik

Gabi Zodik is the director of development for IBM’s incubated digital assets and currencies product. In this role, he oversees global development efforts focused on digital assets and works closely with several business divisions to realize innovation. As a senior manager in IBM Research, Gabi looks at the entire spectrum of the problem domain, from market analysis, through product definition, to solving the toughest technical challenges, and finally getting technologies into the field and into the hands of our customers.

With over 30 years of experience as a senior leader in enterprise organizations, Gabi has held leadership roles such as managing director, CTO, and chief research officer. His work emphasizes innovation management, applied research, and driving business growth in collaboration with customers.

He is a frequent speaker on the challenges and opportunities of digital assets, Web3, blockchain, and the future of AI platforms. Gabi has an M.Sc. and B.Sc. in electrical engineering from the Technion and an MBA from the University of Haifa.

Specialties: Moving innovations from ideas to practice, Digital Assets, Blockchain, CBDC, IoT, Mobile, Cloud Computing, Distributed Computing, Software Architecture, R&D Management, Chief Research Officer.