Kevin Petty, Director, Science and Forecast Operations, The Weather Company

Dr. Kevin Petty is the Director of Science and Forecasting and Head of Public-Private Partnerships for
The Weather Company, an IBM Business delivering weather and climate services globally. He oversees
research and development for weather solutions and is responsible for forecasting operations, including a
global team of meteorologists across IBM’s Watson Media and Weather organization. Petty also manages
the company’s relationships with members of the national and global weather enterprise that includes
government agencies, academia, and other private-sector providers.
Before joining IBM, he served as the Chief Science Officer for Vaisala. Prior to the CSO role, he also
held roles as Head of Technology Research and of U.S. Products and Technology, as well as Offering
Manager for surface transportation. Petty has also worked as a Project Scientist and Scientific Program
Manager with the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and as an accident investigator and
Senior Meteorologist for the National Transportation Safety Board.
Petty graduated with a Ph.D. (1997) and M.S. (1994) in Atmospheric Sciences from Ohio State
University and a B.S. (1989) in Mathematics from Illinois College.