About
Elly Keinan is Group President of Kyndryl, where he oversees global operations and P&L across 63 countries, six global practices, partner alliances, and the technology platform. Prior to joining Kyndryl in March 2021, he spent 33 years at IBM in global leadership roles including General Manager of IBM North America, Chairman of IBM Japan, and General Manager of IBM Latin America, and served as a Venture Partner at Pitango Venture Capital. Keinan holds citizenship in the USA and Israel and has lived and worked across multiple countries including Brazil, China, France, Japan, Singapore, South Africa, and Switzerland.
Experience
- KyndrylGroup Presidentcurrent2021 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- NEC CorporationMember of the Board of Directorscurrent2026 — presentTokyo, Japan
- United Way of New York CityMember of the Board of Directorscurrent2020 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- PitangoVenture Partner2020 — 2026New York, NY
- CellebriteMember of the Board of Directors2020 — 2025Washington DC, United States
- OttopiaMember of the Board of Directors2021 — 2024Tel Aviv, Israel
- NetafimMember of the Board of Directors2020 — 2021Mexico City, Mexico
- IBMGeneral Manager - North America and Chairman - IBM Japan, Ltd.2019 — 2020Greater New York City Area
- IBMPresident, IBM Japan, Ltd.2017 — 2019Tokyo, Japan
- IBMGeneral Manager, Transformation2016 — 2017Greater New York City Area
- IBMGeneral Manager, North America2014 — 2016Greater New York City Area
- IBMGeneral Manager, Growth Markets, Sales and Operations2013Singapore
- IBMGeneral Manager, Latin America2011 — 2013Sao Paulo, Brazil
- IBMGM and VP roles: Emerging Markets, Systems, Communications and Distribution Sectors1987 — 2011China, Japan, Switzerland, France, Singapore, New York
Skills & more
Emerging Markets31Business Development85IT Strategy40International Business22Sales19Talent Management11Pre-sales14Cloud Computing52Solution Selling39Business Alliances18Go-to-market Strategy19Sales Management2
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OutsourcingCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)LeadershipLatin AmericaStrategyEnterprise SoftwareSoftware as a Service (SaaS)From Elly's professional profile.
Colleagues at Pitango
Aaron Mankovski
Managing Partner at Pitango
Afsi Sulimani
Executive Assistant at Pitango
Alona Ashkenazi
Executive Assistant at Pitango
Amir Faintuch
Venture Partner at Pitango
Ayal Itzkovitz
Managing Partner | First at Pitango
Chemi Peres
Managing Partner and Co-Founder at Pitango
Chemi Peres
Co-Founder and Head of the Investment Committee at Takwin Ventures
Cynthia Diaz
Executive Assistant at Pitango
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Aaron Mankovski
Managing Partner at Pitango
Amir Faintuch
Venture Partner at Pitango
Aviv Barzilay
Senior Associate at Pitango
Ayal Itzkovitz
Managing Partner | First at Pitango
Daniel Tu
Venture Partner at Pitango
Eyal Niv
Managing Partner | First at Pitango
Gad Huldai
General Partner | First at Pitango
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Elly Keinan?
- Elly Keinan is Group President of Kyndryl, where he oversees global operations and P&L across 63 countries, six global practices, partner alliances, and the technology platform. Prior to joining Kyndryl in March 2021, he spent 33 years at IBM in global leadership roles including General Manager of IBM North America, Chairman of IBM Japan, and General Manager of IBM Latin America, and served as a Venture Partner at Pitango Venture Capital. Keinan holds citizenship in the USA and Israel and has lived and worked across multiple countries including Brazil, China, France, Japan, Singapore, South Africa, and Switzerland.
- Where does Elly Keinan work?
- Elly Keinan is Venture Partner at Pitango.
- What check size does Elly Keinan write?
- Elly Keinan typically writes checks of $1M – $10M.
- Where did Elly Keinan go to school?
- Elly Keinan studied at University of Miami Business School (Master of Business Administration (MBA) - Valedictorian, International Business); Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (BS, Computer Science and Electrical Engineering).
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Also attended University of Miami Business School26
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Also attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute86
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Shared employers
Also worked at NEC Corporation9
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