Judy joined IBM in 1974 as a new account sales representative in Denver, Colorado focused on the SMB marketplace. She followed a traditional sales management career path before joining the PC business unit in 1984, where she spent the next 15 years in a variety of sales and marketing roles. She was then named to lead marketing for the new Global Small Business division in 1999. When this was merged with SMB in the first quarter of 2001, she assumed her current role with SMB Americas Marketing.

Graduated with Honors, Phi Beta Kappa, from the University of Texas at Austin. BA in English and History.

Married with two daughters.