Jeanne M. GlassFounder

United States - Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Jeanne Glass is Founder and CEO of VirtualZ Computing and the visionary leading the company's mission to revolutionize data access for AI, BI, modernization and digital transformation. She is a patented executive, IBM Champion, founder of the first and only women-founded, women-led mainframe ISV in history, and launched "Making our Strong Community Stronger", the first-ever, C-level initiative on diversity, equity, and inclusion in the mainframe industry.

Jeanne is a recognized expert in software sales, global business operations, information technology and customer experience. She is known for building consultative relationships with F1000 companies, helping them solve their most complex technical and business challenges. Appointed to senior leadership positions at Kleiner Perkins-funded and other tech start-ups and prominent companies such as CA Technologies, FICO, and Tripwire, Jeanne has successfully built and launched several high-performing businesses, many focused on mainframe customers, products and services: multimillion-dollar sales regions, customer advocacy, worldwide client relations and investor relations.

Due to her impact in leadership positions such as Senior Vice President Sales, Vice President Client Relations, and Vice President Investor Relations, Jeanne is frequently invited to keynote and speak at industry conferences and webinars, interviewed on tech podcasts, and a featured thought leader and author on mainframe modernization, female founders, and women in IT.

Jeanne is an Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurial Thinking in the MBA Program at the University of St. Thomas and Social Entrepreneurship at the St. Catherine University. She earned her Master’s degree in International Management, a Bachelor of Science degree in Management Information Systems, and participates in executive programs at the Harvard and Stanford Graduate Schools of Business.

Elected to the Board of Directors, Jeanne chairs the Industry Influence and Editorial committees, and serves on the Audit & Finance committee of SHARE Association, and was a founding member of the Women in IT initiative of SHARE.

Jeanne is a sustaining member of The Junior League of Minneapolis, fostered with Good Karma Animal Rescue and served on committees for several philanthropic organization such as The Children’s Crisis Nursery, The Minnesota Orchestra and The Minnesota Zoo.