

In recognition of her work, IBM’s CEO appointed her an IBM Fellow, the highest technical honor at the company. She is the author of numerous research publications and holds multiple patents, becoming a Master Inventor at IBM. In the past, Dillenberger has worked on machine learning models for the financial, insurance, retail, and healthcare industries and has designed new features for systems scalability and availability. Her focus is on machine learning, counterfeit detection, cloud security and availability, and enterprise systems. Noto and her family live in Northern California.ĭillenberger has had a distinguished career at IBM and currently serves as IBM Fellow at the company’s Research Center in Yorktown Heights and CTO of systems research for Hybrid Cloud.

She is a former executive board member of the USA Lacrosse Foundation. Noto also serves on the West Coast Advisory Board for the Child Mind Institute, a nonprofit organization dedicated to transforming the lives of children, families, and communities affected by mental illness and learning disabilities.

Cultivate Character, and Embrace the 7 Moral Virtues that Lead to a Happier Life, as well as an inventor with several registered patents on houseware products. She is the author of Live E.P.I.C.: Invest in Yourself. Noto received a BA in psychology from Marist, and her father is also an alumnus of the College. In addition to earning his undergraduate degree from Marist, McMahon received an MBA from the University of Notre Dame. Prior to that, he was president and chief operating officer of Optum, a global health services company, and head of airport operations worldwide for Northwest Airlines. Most recently, he served as chief executive officer of UnitedHealthcare, the nation’s largest health insurer. McMahon, who graduated from Marist with a BS in finance, has held senior leadership positions across both UnitedHealth Group business platforms - UnitedHealthcare and Optum. Dirk McMahon ’82, president and chief operating officer of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) and Donna Dillenberger, IBM Fellow at the company’s Research Center in Yorktown Heights and CTO of systems research for Hybrid Cloud, were elected to the board at its February meeting, while Kristin Noto ’91, an entrepreneur and author with extensive experience serving not-for-profit organizations, was elected at the November annual meeting. In 2021 the Marist College Board of Trustees welcomed three new members.
