Michael Ziegler has an impressive career trajectory in the technology industry, currently serving as the Vice President of Technical Sales and Client Engineering for the Americas at IBM. With a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration in Accounting from Ohio University, in the past, Ziegler held key executive positions at IBM, including Vice President of Technology Sales for US Financial Services, Vice President of Cloud and Software Sales for Financial Services in North America, and Vice President of Software Sales Key Accounts Financial Services Market, to name a few.

Prior to joining IBM over two decades ago, Ziegler worked as a Manager at KPMG US and an Account Executive at Informix. He has also held various roles at IBM, such as Client Executive, Software Sales Manager, and Chief of Staff to Steve Mills, Senior Vice President and Group Executive of Software and Systems. Having served in various managerial and sales positions, Ziegler possesses substantial knowledge and expertise in software and systems sales, financial services, and mobile technology.