Michael L. Eskew

Biography

Global business experience as former chairman and chief executive officer of United Parcel Service, Inc. Outside board experience as a director of Allstate Corporation, Eli Lilly and Company and 3M Company Chairman of a charitable organization   Mr. Eskew, 67, is IBM’s Presiding Director. Mr. Eskew joined United Parcel Service in 1972. He was named corporate vice president for industrial engineering in 1994, group vice president for engineering in 1996, executive vice president in 1999, vice chairman in 2000, and he was chairman and chief executive officer from 2002 until his retirement at the end of 2007. Mr. Eskew remained on the board of United Parcel Service until the end of 2014. He is a director of Allstate Corporation, Eli Lilly and Company and 3M Company. In addition, he is chairman of the Annie E. Casey Foundation.

Research Interest

Engineering