My Luu
As Market Development Executive on IBM’s Small and Medium Business (SMB) team, My Luu leads the strategy and execution for developing the market for women-owned businesses in Asia. Her position also includes working closely with IBM’s Corporate Community Relations team to help with the strategy, content and rollout of an SMB Toolkit that IBM is developing with the World Bank to provide the latest information, resources, and tools to help entrepreneurs launch and/or grow their business.
Prior to her current position, Ms. Luu was Communications Manager at IBM Global Services, where she promoted SMB services and new services opportunities that have a societal impact (e.g., traffic congestion solutions). Prior to that, she led worldwide media relations and launched advocacy programs at IBM Global Financing, IBM Corporate, IBM Research, and IBM Pervasive Computing.
Before IBM, My was a diplomat covering foreign affairs, economic development, terrorism, and ethnic conflict at the US Embassy in Uzbekistan, and before that, a PR Manager at Motorola.
In the community, My is Vice President of the Yale Alumni Association of Metropolitan New York. My is also on the Advisory Council of New York Resettlement for the International Rescue Committee, which helps refugees from war-torn countries rebuild their lives in safe havens. She is also on the Steering Committee of the New York Professional Chapter of Net Impact, which supports and encourages the use of business skills to make a positive net social, environmental, and economic impact.
When not working or volunteering with community organizations, My likes to practice photojournalism and train for marathons (she’s finished two — one in Alaska and one in Australia). My holds an M.B.A. from Cornell University and a B.A. with a double major in Political Science as well as Russian and East European Studies from Yale College. My has lived, worked, and/or traveled in more than 30 countries and is fluent in Chinese (Cantonese), Russian and Spanish.