Stella Prefach

STELLA PREFACH is the global director of talent, experiences and engagement for the marketing organization at IBM, which serves as the catalysts for change and engagement. Through thoughtful program design and execution Prefach’s teams are cultivating the drumbeat of IBM Marketing culture through the attraction, development, and retention of industry best marketing talent. By ensuring an end-to-end connection across all aspects of the employee experience focused on the future of work and the dynamic needs of people and business the marketing organization has experience marked progress in overall employee engagement. During her tenure at IBM, Prefach has also served in performance strategy and operations roles aligned to go-to-market campaigns, response lead management, automation, and data and AI. Prefach has over 10 years of experience in marketing creating high impact, user experiences that surprise and delight stakeholders at all levels, resulting in highly effective scalable programs that drive business outcomes. She completed her BA in psychology and business at the University of Texas at Austin, and an MS in information technology and MBA in business operations research from theUniversity of Texas at Dallas.