Soumya Seetharam | Our Leadership | Corning

Senior Vice President & Chief Digital & Information Officer

Soumya Seetharam was appointed senior vice president and chief digital and information officer in November 2022.  In this role Seetharam is responsible for leading the strategic direction of Corning’s global information technology function and evolving the company’s digital footprint. She will drive operational stability at market-competitive costs and progress technology capabilities to advance Corning. 

As CDIO, she partners closely with business units and functional leaders to deliver greater value by reshaping Corning’s digital outlook in the context of data and analytics, connected ecosystems, the “internet of things,” process optimization, and customer service. 

Prior to joining Corning, Seetharam served as vice president and general manager of Information Technology at Intel, where she led her team in driving IT vision and strategy for Corporate Functions. She was also responsible for overall IT enterprise architecture and platform management across a complex strategic technology solution portfolio. Prior to Intel, she was the chief systems officer at Anadarko Petroleum Corporation. 

Seetharam holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics, computer science, and statistics from Bangalore University, and an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University, and she is a graduate of Harvard Business School’s advanced management program.