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Having given up his first job—teaching—after just one day, Watson took a year's course in accounting and business at the Miller School of Commerce in Elmira, New York. He left the school in 1891, taking a job at $6 a week as bookkeeper for Clarence Risley's Market in Painted Post.
Learn how Thomas J. Watson Jr. led IBM from a tabulating machine company to a global leader in computing and corporate management. He championed diversity, innovation and social responsibility during his tenure from 1956 to 1971.
The son of IBM Corporation founder Thomas J. Watson, he was the second IBM president (1952–71), the 11th national president of the Boy Scouts of America (1964–68), and the 16th United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union (1979–81).
Learn how Thomas J. Watson Sr. transformed a small company into a global leader in information technology, based on his principles of human-centric culture, education, salesmanship and research. Explore his achievements, challenges and legacy in IBM's history.
Dec 13, 2023 · But The Greatest Capitalist Who Ever Lived, a briskly told biography of Thomas J. Watson Jr., IBM’s mid-20th-century CEO, makes clear that the history of the company offers much more than...
Learn how the first IBM CEO coined the slogan "THINK" in 1915 and how it shaped the company's culture and innovation for over a century. Discover how IBM's thinkers have created life-changing technologies and solved grand challenges for business and society.
Learn about the legacy of Thomas J. Watson, Jr., who led IBM to dominance in the computer industry after restructuring and expanding the company. Find out his biography, achievements, and initiatives at Harvard Business School.
