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BIOGRAPHY
Why a Tech Power Player? For broad leadership across technology and media.
Mohamad Ali is the chief executive of International Data Group, a Needham-based media and market intelligence company focused on supporting the technology ecosystem. IDG comprises two separate businesses: IDC, which provides market intelligence and advisory services for the technology industry; and Foundry, which uses data from longstanding editorial publications such as Computerworld and CIO to drive its marketing technology offerings. Ali’s previous roles include CEO of the data-protection firm Carbonite, chief strategy officer at Hewlett-Packard, and vice president at IBM. He sits on the boards at iRobot, the creator of the Roomba, and the medical supply distributor Henry Schein. Ali holds a bachelor of science in computer engineering, a bachelor of arts in history, and a master’s degree in electrical engineering, all from Stanford University.
CAREER MILESTONES
2022
In IDG’s biggest acquisition to date, the company purchased Selling Simplified, a provider of lead-generation software and services
2019
Became CEO of IDG, a technology research and media firm
2018
Named CEO of the Year by the Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council while at Carbonite
SIMILAR PROFILES
BIOGRAPHY
Why a Tech Power Player? For broad leadership across technology and media.
Mohamad Ali is the chief executive of International Data Group, a Needham-based media and market intelligence company focused on supporting the technology ecosystem. IDG comprises two separate businesses: IDC, which provides market intelligence and advisory services for the technology industry; and Foundry, which uses data from longstanding editorial publications such as Computerworld and CIO to drive its marketing technology offerings. Ali’s previous roles include CEO of the data-protection firm Carbonite, chief strategy officer at Hewlett-Packard, and vice president at IBM. He sits on the boards at iRobot, the creator of the Roomba, and the medical supply distributor Henry Schein. Ali holds a bachelor of science in computer engineering, a bachelor of arts in history, and a master’s degree in electrical engineering, all from Stanford University.
CAREER MILESTONES
2022
In IDG’s biggest acquisition to date, the company purchased Selling Simplified, a provider of lead-generation software and services
2019
Became CEO of IDG, a technology research and media firm
2018
Named CEO of the Year by the Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council while at Carbonite
SIMILAR PROFILES
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