Updated: Nov. 19, 2012

Tami Reller leads business and marketing strategy for the Windows business. As chief marketing officer and chief financial officer of the division, Reller is responsible for the business operations, financial performance and global marketing of all international releases of Windows, Internet Explorer, Windows Services and Surface.

Over the course of her career, Reller has held a variety of leadership roles in marketing, finance, sales and general management. Before joining Windows in 2007, Reller held leadership positions within the Microsoft Dynamics Division.

Reller began her career in technology at Great Plains Software in 1984, while still in college. She had a number of leadership positions within the company, including chief financial officer, a position she held at the time of the acquisition of Great Plains Software by Microsoft Corp. in 2001.

A native of Grand Forks, N.D., Reller earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Minnesota State University Moorhead and an MBA from St. Mary's College in Moraga, Calif.