Tom Trotter accepts from Lynn Scott and Bill Alcorn

Tom Trotter Even though Trotter was never directly responsible for supplier diversity during his 40-year career at IBM Corp., the company selected him as its diversity executive of the year, thanks to his diversity advocacy. After retiring as IBM’s director of north America operations in 2008, he maintained his role on the front lines of supplier diversity by chairing the Senior Advisory Council of the Women’s Business Council Southwest and serving as an advisory board member for Women’s Enterprise magazine. He is also the board chairman of American Institute of Diversity and Commerce.