Voices of HR
Microsoft HR leaders in the news
Amy Coleman
Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer, Microsoft
As Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer, Amy is focused on empowering 220,000+ global employees to achieve Microsoft’s mission. In her role, she is dedicated to making Microsoft an exceptional workplace for employees and fostering a culture that attracts and inspires the world’s most passionate talent.
Amy previously served as Corporate Vice President of Microsoft’s Corporate Functions HR team, overseeing HR, Corporate, External & Legal Affairs, Finance Business Development, Strategy & Ventures, Marketing, and the Office of the CEO. She also served as an executive lead for the Enterprise Crisis Management team and Microsoft’s Work Environment policies.
Recent articles featuring Amy Coleman
Microsoft senior leadership update: EVP, Chief People Officer and EVP, Office of Strategy and Transformation
Microsoft VP says workplaces can't return to how 'it used to be'
Meet the 2025 Top 100 HR Tech Influencers
How Microsoft's HR team is using AI to save over 20,000 hours per year
Kristen Roby Dimlow
Corporate Vice President, Talent Acquisition, Rewards & Insights Organization
Kristen is the Corporate Vice President of Talent Acquisition, Rewards & Insights organization at Microsoft, inclusive of the global strategy and execution of Microsoft’s early in profession, industry, and executive level recruiting, executive and employee compensation, benefits, mobility, performance and development, mergers and acquisitions, and stock design and administration. She also plays a key role on the Microsoft Compensation Committee and is a member of the HR Leadership Team.
Recent articles featuring Kristen Roby Dimlow
WorkLife Series — HR Leaders is a digital media platform Shaping the Future of Work, for business and for the lasting benefit of society
Why every company should invest in mental health support
In 2022, make financial wellbeing a key part of your holistic wellbeing program
Total well-being and rewards: How Microsoft does it
Christopher Fernandez
Corporate Vice President, Human Resources Services and Digital Employee Experiences
Christopher is the Corporate Vice President of HR Services and Digital Employee Experiences worldwide team at Microsoft and has been with the company since 2005. He leads global HR teams in developing end-to-end digital strategies across all HR systems, including AI-enabled HR, and oversees HR service delivery worldwide.
His responsibilities extend to compensation, benefits, talent acquisition, learning, onboarding, and more. Fernandez has also held HR leadership roles for a wide portfolio of Microsoft’s global businesses, including hardware, Windows, Office, Gaming, the Artificial Intelligence and Research Group, and others.
Recent articles featuring Chris Fernandez
From one to many: AI agents and the hyper scaling of human thought – my view leading Microsoft HR’s AI strategy
HR is Already Changing Work – Microsoft Included
The HR Revolution: Parenting AI and Shaping the Future of Work
Here’s how Microsoft is using AI technology within its own HR ranks
Dawn Klinghoffer
Vice President, Human Resources Business Insights
Dawn is the Vice President of the HR Business Insights team at Microsoft. Her responsibilities include advanced people analytics and research for Microsoft’s business units globally including ownership of the employee listening systems, as well as analytics and reporting support for HR programs, including Global Diversity & Inclusion, Global HR Services, Talent Management, and Learning & Development. Her team’s work has been published in Harvard Business Review, The New York Times, Forbes and other news journals. Dawn has been at Microsoft for over 20 years and has held positions in HR and Finance.
Recent articles featuring Dawn Klinghoffer
How to Retain Your Workforce
Turn Employee Feedback into Action
The key to a thriving workforce? A smart approach to AI
Onboarding new employees in a hybrid workplace
Lindsay-Rae McIntyre
Chief Diversity Officer and Corporate Vice President of Talent and Learning
Lindsay-Rae is Microsoft’s Chief Diversity Officer and Corporate Vice President of Talent and Learning, who leads the company’s strategic efforts to advance diversity and inclusion and create equitable access to opportunity for all employees. The work she drives is guided by a commitment to be mission-driven, outcome-oriented, globally informed, science-based, and culturally competent.
Under her leadership, her global team of human resources professionals and employee engagement strategists are driving the adoption of Microsoft’s Core Priority for Diversity & Inclusion, taking a holistic approach to talent development at all levels, cultivating thriving employee communities, enabling critical skilling to deliver AI innovation, scaling enterprising solutions to advance inclusive behaviors, and helping leaders and managers apply a growth mindset and adaptive approach to talent development and diversity and inclusion.
Recent articles featuring Lindsay-Rae McIntyre
Why Microsoft measures employee thriving, not engagement
Creating an inclusive future together
5 lessons from Include 2021 - and how we're taking it forward to accelerate diversity & inclusion
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