Dr. Katharine Frase was appointed vice president and chief technology officer of IBM Public Sector in March 2013. As CTO, she provides thought leadership for IBM and its customers on innovation and strategic transformation specific to government, education, life sciences, health care, and cities. Previously she was vice president for industry solutions research, working across IBM Research on behalf of IBM clients to create transformational industry-focused solutions, including the application of Watson technologies to business applications and the realization of Smarter Planet solutions. She is a member of the IBM Academy of Technology and sits on numerous external committees and boards.