CIO Keynote

John Mullen, Jr.

Vice President & General Manager
Major Public Accounts
Public Business Group
Dell, Inc.

John E. Mullen, Jr. serves as Vice President/General Manager of Dell’s Education, State and Local Government businesses. He is also responsible for Dell’s global Higher Education strategy and solutions. Dell is a leading technology provider to Education and Government in the United States and Mr. Mullen is responsible for sales, marketing, services and customer support to these markets.. He reports to Frank Muehleman, Vice President and General Manager, Dell Public Business Group.

Mr. Mullen joined Dell in September, 1999 as Director of Sales for the Higher Education segment. Prior to joining Dell, Mr. Mullen spent 13 years at Hewlett-Packard, most recently as Director of Hewlett Packard’s Eastern Region Services Business. Other assignments while at Hewlett-Packard included Global Account Services Manager, North American Services Sales and Marketing Manager, as well as other sales, marketing and product management responsibilities. Before joining Hewlett-Packard, Mr. Mullen held various sales management positions with Dow Chemical Co. and Raychem Corporation.

Mr. Mullen earned a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan State University in East Lansing, MI and a master’s degree in Business Administration from Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, CA.

Mr. Mullen lives in Austin, TX with his wife and one son.