Well-known technology executive Teresa Carlson joins Microsoft

Well-known technology executive Teresa Carlson has joined Microsoft. Silicon ANGLE confirmed today.

The schedule was the first report Informed Tuesday.. At Microsoft, Carlson (pictured) is reportedly acting as corporate vice president and home entrepreneur, reporting to Chris Young, executive vice president of business development, strategy and ventures at Microsoft.

The news came less than a year after Microsoft hired another prominent technology executive, former Amazon Web Services Inc. executive Charlie Bell. Well-known schedule.. Bell joined Amazon.com Inc. in the late 1990s, laying the foundation for becoming AWS in the end. In a recent Wall Street Journal article, Bell pointed out Carlson as one of a small group of highly credible advisors.

Carlson has also played an important leadership role in AWS. Until last year, she was Vice President of Cloud Giant’s Global Public Sector and Industry Business Unit.Carlson had Established Since 2010, the public sector has expanded its customer base to include more than 5,000 government agencies and tens of thousands of other organizations.

“It’s no surprise that Teresa has played a key role in identifying new ways for Microsoft to create new business lines, M & As, startup investments and global digital transformations in business development,” SiliconANGLE Media said. John Frier, Chief Executive Officer, said. He has interviewed Carlson many times.

In 2020, Carlson announced that it would create a dedicated aerospace group within AWS. This group was launched by customers such as government agencies to support satellite launches and other aerospace projects. AWS previously introduced a service called AWS Ground Station. This allows organizations to use a network of ground-based antennas to send and receive data to and from satellites in orbit.

Prior to joining AWS, Carlson led Microsoft’s federal business.

Carlson’s recent role before being reported to return to Microsoft was Splunk Corp., a leading provider of data analytics software.she I participated Last April, I served as Splunk as President and Chief Growth Officer.

Carlson is also the co-founder and non-executive chairman of Nightswan Acquisition Corporation, a special purpose acquisition company. A special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) is an entity specially established to expose other companies. SPAC has become a popular way for tech companies to publish in recent years.

Knight Swan Start trading At the New York Stock Exchange in January. Earlier this year, the company said it plans to consolidate its business in one of three areas: cloud computing, cybersecurity, and mission intelligence.

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