Sunil Soares

Sunil Soares is the Director of Information Governance within IBM Software Group. Sunil has worked with more than a hundred clients across multiple industries, including banking, insurance, life sciences, retail, telecommunications, media and entertainment, manufacturing, oil and gas, healthcare, and government. Sunil helps clients assess their Information Governance Maturity and determine the appropriate processes and tools to move forward.

Sunil's first book, The IBM Data Governance Unified Process, details the 14 steps and almost 100 sub-steps to implement an Information Governance program. The book is currently in its fourth printing and has also been translated into Chinese.

Sunil’s second book, Selling Information Governance to the Business: Best Practices by Industry and Job Function, reviews the best way to approach Information Governance by industry and function.

Sunil has held various sales and marketing roles within IBM Software. Prior to his current role, he was Director of Worldwide Channels & Alliances for InfoSphere within IBM Software Group, where he worked with a number of partners around their Information Governance practices.

Prior to joining IBM, Sunil worked at the Financial Services Strategy Consulting Practice of Booz Allen & Hamilton in New York. Sunil lives in New Jersey and holds an MBA in Finance and Marketing from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.