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As executive vice president, Office of Strategy and Transformation, Kathleen Hogan is focused on defining Microsoft’s overarching corporate strategy and structure, and leading the company’s continuous transformation process.
Hogan previously served as Microsoft’s chief human resources officer, overseeing the company’s 220,000 employees, focusing on making Microsoft an exceptional place for employees to work, and fostering a culture that attracts and inspires the world’s most passionate talent. Prior to that, Hogan served as corporate vice president of Microsoft Services, leading the company’s global consulting and support team dedicated to helping businesses and consumers maximize the value of their investment in Microsoft technologies. Before joining Microsoft in 2003, she was a partner at McKinsey & Co. and a development manager at Oracle Corp.
Hogan was recognized with the CHRO Innovation Award in 2024 by the SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management) Foundation’s Tharseō Awards and was inducted as a Fellow into the NAHR (National Academy of Human Resources) in 2022, and was also named “HR Executive of the Year” by Human Resource Executive magazine in 2021. She sits on the board of the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) as well as the SHRM Executive Council. As a breast cancer survivor and former board member of the Puget Sound affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, she lends her personal and business perspective to that board of directors. Hogan is also involved in the Seattle community and is a board member of the Alaska Air Group.
Hogan earned her bachelor’s degree in applied mathematics and economics, magna cum laude, from Harvard University. In addition, she holds an M.B.A. from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.
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Founded by childhood friends Bill Gates and Paul Allen in Redmond Washington, Microsoft began its operations as a computer software company. They quickly became a household name within the computer operating system market when it was founded in 1975. With their successful IPO a few years later, they went on to acquire several large operations such as LinkedIn and Skype giving them total market dominance. With the shift to a devices and services strategy and under new leadership, Microsoft went on to become the most valuable publicly traded company in the world. In 2019, they made history as the third US public company to reach 1 trillion market cap, and most recently, they have been valued at over 2 trillion. Today, Microsoft generates revenue by developing, licensing, and supporting a wide range of software products and services, by designing and selling hardware, and by delivering relevant online advertising to a global customer audience. In addition to selling individual products and services, they offer suites of products and services such as consulting to computer system integrators and developers. However, they are mostly known for Microsoft Windows Operating System, Microsoft Office suite, and the Internet Explorer web browser. More specifically, their products include operating systems for personal computers, servers, phones, and other intelligent devices; server applications for distributed computing environments; productivity applications; business solution applications; desktop and server management tools; software development tools; video games; and online advertising. They also design and sell hardware including the Xbox 360 gaming and entertainment console, Kinect for Xbox 360, Xbox 360 accessories, and Microsoft PC hardware products