Doug Balog

Doug is a seasoned executive in the IT industry.    He currently is an investor, board member, advisor and/or consultant to numerous technology companies involved in areas such as Hybrid Cloud, Data Protection, Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning.  

Previously, Doug spent 37 years at IBM and was a senior executive for IBM’s Systems Business responsible for the portfolio innovation, sales growth and business unit performance of their Storage, Server, and Mainframe hardware businesses.   In these roles, Doug traveled the world to work with some of IBM’s largest customers, business partners, ecosystem members, and cloud providers to architect next generation IT solutions.     

Doug graduated from Pennsylvania State University with a B.S. in Computer Science and has maintained a close relationship with the university as an Alumni Club member as well as a member of the Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology’s Board of Advisors.   He and his wife have established the Balog Educational Grant at Penn State to help women and diverse students fulfill their dreams of a STEM degree.   

Today, Doug lives in Chapel Hill, NC with his wife Sue.   Their 3 sons have all graduated college and are early in their careers in Aerospace, Bio-Medical, and Chemistry/Environmental Science.  Beyond locally mentoring start-up CEOs,  Doug enjoys playing a round of golf whenever he can.