Margo Keeler

Principal Watsonx Sales Leader
IBM

Margo Keeler is a seasoned sales leader with over a decade of experience in the technology industry, specializing in IBM’s Watsonx platform. As the Principal Watsonx Sales Leader for IBM’s Public market, Margo is responsible for driving the adoption of IBM’s generative AI platform across the healthcare, state, local, and education sectors in the United States.

With a strong track record of success, Margo has led various sales teams at IBM, including the Watsonx Orders Go-To-Market Leader for the Americas and the Principal Data, AI, & Automation Sales Manager. In these roles, she has focused on building and managing high-performing teams to deliver exceptional results for IBM’s clients.

Margo has also held leadership positions in IBM’s Industry market, where she has worked closely with automotive, retail, airline, and technology provider clients to drive transformation and growth.

Margo holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the Southern Methodist University and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from The University of Florida.

David Partsch

Chief Data Officer
Commonwealth of PA

David Partsch was named Chief Data Officer for the commonwealth in March 2020. David is the first person to hold this newly created position and will be responsible for developing and executing data priorities, strategic plans, direct data investments, procurements, and policy for the commonwealth.

David has 25 years’ experience in the IT industry, most recently as the chief information officer and chief information security officer at InXite Health Systems, a healthcare technology company. He also served at the West Virginia Health Information Network (WVHIN), where he was responsible for all aspects of information technology for the state-wide clinical health information exchange, as well as the Geisinger Health System and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

David is an active member of the Health Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS), College of Health Information Management Executives (CHIME), American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE), Association for Information and Imaging Management (AIIM), Association for Records Management Administrators (ARMA), and Information Systems Security Association (ISSA).

David has served as a board member of several organizations such as Marshall University’s Master of Healthcare Informatics and University of South Florida’s Cybersecurity for Executives academic programs.

David earned a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Scranton in Scranton, PA and a bachelor’s degree in Quantitative Business Analysis from Penn State University.