Irwin Drucker

Irwin joined IBM as a Software Contracts Administrator in Boca Raton, Florida, in 1983.  After numerous assignments in the Software Contracts organization, including the lead role on the Microsoft team, Irwin became Manager of the department in 1989.  In 1995, Irwin was appointed Global Sourcing Manager for Software, with global responsibility for the procurement of all software by IBM, including both internal use and purchase for resale.  After four years in that role, Irwin was appointed Program Director of Gay and Lesbian Supplier Diversity.  This role, a first for Corporate America, continued IBM’s long tradition of leadership in the area of supplier diversity.  In 2006, Irwin assumed his current role as Program Director of GLBT and International Programs in the Global Supplier Diversity organization.  In this role, Irwin has overall responsibility for the coordination of all of IBM’s supplier diversity programs outside the US, as well as continued global responsibility for the GLBT program.

Irwin is Chairman of the Procurement Council of the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, and was the recipient of their First Supplier Diversity Advocate of the Year Award in 2007.  In addition, Irwin is a member of the Board of Directors of the International Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, and also serves as Chairman of their Supplier Diversity Council.  Irwin is also a member of the IBM GLBT Executive Taskforce.  And, Irwin is a member of the International Committee of the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) and the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC).

 

Irwin received an MBA from the Stern School of Business at New York University in 1983.  Prior to that, he received his BS from the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University in 1981.

 

Irwin resides in Boca Raton, Florida