Exhibit 24.1

				IBM
			New Orchard Road
			Armonk, NY 10504


						February 25, 2014



Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20549

I hereby delegate to each of the following individuals, whose signatures
appear below, to sign and file on behalf of Shirley Ann Jackson, member
of the Board of Directors of IBM, any Securities and Exchange Commission
forms or documents in connection with any transactions by Shirley Ann
Jackson in IBM securities, including without limitation Form 3, Form 4,
Form 5, or Form 144 under the Act.

E. Barth		________/s/ E. Barth________________________

D. Cummins		________/s/ D. Cummins______________________

C. A. Hall		________/s/ C. A. Hall______________________

M. A. Jefferson		________/s/ M. A. Jefferson_________________

G. A. Kuehnel		________/s/ G. A. Kuehnel___________________

L. M. Lalli		________/s/ L. M. Lalli_____________________

S. Lunin		________/s/ S. Lunin________________________

L. Mallardi		________/s/ L. Mallardi_____________________

This authorization shall remain in effect for as long as Shirley Ann
Jackson remains a member of the IBM Board of Directors.

				Very truly yours,


				/s/ Michelle H. Browdy

				Michelle H. Browdy
				Vice President, Assistant General Counsel
				and Secretary