Gennaro (Jerry) Cuomo holds the prestigious title of IBM Fellow and has been instrumental in shaping IBM's technology landscape since 1987. Among his significant achievements, Cuomo played a critical role in developing IBM's WebSphere Software. His innovative work helped establish WebSphere as a top-tier application server, serving over 80,000 customers in various industries. As an inventor, Cuomo has more than 80 US patents to his name, including the familiar ""Someone is typing..."" indicator used billions of times a day across all major instant messaging applications. His expertise in this area also led him to testify to the US government about the potential of digital currency and blockchain for enhancing identity protection and national security. He enjoys playing golf and drinking craft beer-not at the same time-with his friends, best friend, and wife Steph. He also enjoys walking his dogs and playing bass guitar in the band Mind the Gap.