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Meet Microsoft alumni

who changed the world

Microsoft has a collective corporate history of innovation and success. But every person who has worked for the company during its five decades has played a role, left their imprint and contributed to that success. And they have a story to tell. Microsoft Alumni Voices is the Microsoft Alumni Network’s initiative to document and preserve the legacies of those innovators who helped build one of the most successful tech companies of all time, democratize computing, and change the world.

About Microsoft Alumni Voices

Microsoft has a rich history of innovation and success. Ever since the day in 1975 when Bill Gates and Paul Allen opened a small office in Albuquerque, Microsoft has led every paradigm shift in personal computing. Microsoft Alumni Voices is a collection of oral histories of the people behind the innovations that have democratized computing and changed the world. It is our goal to share insights into pivotal moments in Microsoft’s history, the company culture and its ongoing innovation via the people who lived the experiences. This is just the beginning.

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Stories that shaped the future

Microsoft alumni are changemakers. Get inspired by the people who have driven innovation, change and empowerment throughout Microsoft’s history.

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Dennis
Adler
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Steve
Ballmer
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Leonardo
Del Castillo
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Buck
Ferguson
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Lucas
Joppa
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Scott
Oki
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Michelle
September
Charles Stevens.jpg
Charles
Stevens
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Dee Dee
Walsh
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Drew
Angleoff
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Lisa
Brummel
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Jon
DeVaan
Ed Fries.jpg
Ed
Fries
John Ludwig.jpg
John
Ludwig
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Sanjay
Parthasarathy
Jon Shirley.jpg
Jon
Shirley
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Patty
Stonesifer
Allison Watson.jpg
Allison
Watson
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Orlando
Ayala
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Chris
Capossela
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Robert
Donner
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Steve
Guggenheimer
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Peter
Moore
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Mary
Pembroke Perlin
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Brad
Silverberg
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Walter
Sullivan
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Mark
Zbikowski
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Robbie
Bach
Brad Chase.jpg
Brad
Chase
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Kevin
Espirito
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Anders
Hejlsberg
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Bob
Muglia
Rosie Perera.jpg
Rosie
Perera
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Steven
Sinofsky
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Chanel
Summers
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Kevin
Bachus
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Jean-Philippe
Courtois
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Karen
Fassio
Pete Higgins.jpg
Pete
Higgins
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Bill
Neukom
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Rick
Rashid
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Nickie
Smith
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Debbie
Thiel
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Akhtar
Badshah
Don Coyner.jpg
Don
Coyner
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Kate
Isler
Bob O'Rear.jpg
Bob
O'Rear
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Gavriella
Schuster
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Soma
Somasegar
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Michael
Toutonghi

Share your stories and photos

With more than 290,000 alumni throughout the world, there are plenty of stories to tell. Help us tell yours! The Microsoft Alumni Network and Microsoft are collecting oral histories, stories and photos of OG Microsoft employees and swag, product launches and team photos for potential use as part of Microsoft’s 50th celebration and the Microsoft Alumni Voices initiative.

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