I currently have the privilege of leading the Microsoft Strategic Partnerships team where I oversee Microsoft’s global partnership/sponsorship strategies.Throughout my career, a consistent theme has been creating change with lasting impact on how Microsoft plans and executes marketing globally. I thrive on big challenges and am widely recognized for building, transforming, and motivating high-performing teams.I have been fortunate to help evolve the marketing discipline at Microsoft. This includes leading the market research and brand disciplines, as well as driving the transformation of the overall marketing discipline to be more aligned with modern marketing. In my current role, my team has reinvented how we execute branded sponsorships and partnerships to provide more strategic impact.From earlier in my career, examples of marketing innovation include helping develop Microsoft’s first-ever global ad campaign leading to the “Start Me Up” launch of Windows 95. I helped drive the inaugural launch of Microsoft Azure, building Microsoft’s credibility in cloud computing. I was a part of the team that managed crisis communications during Microsoft’s trial with the DOJ. In 2011, under my leadership, we launched a new brand strategy for Microsoft that included introducing a new logo for the company for the first time in over two decades.To every challenge, I bring passion and energy, build teams and community, and lead by example with an inclusive, positive attitude. Outside of work, I am committed to giving back through my philanthropic endeavors primarily focused on creating access to more equitable education opportunities.