Top Health Care Execs to Watch in 2025: Microsoft Federal’s Dr. Thomas Osborne
Dr. Thomas Osborne Chief Medical Officer, Microsoft Federal For Dr. Thomas Osborne, supporting federal health care initiatives is about delivering the operational infrastructure and efficiencies needed to empower government today so federal employees have the bandwidth and resources to lead tomorrow’s advancements. It’s a key goal that leans into robust public-private partnerships and participation from
Top National Security Execs to Watch in 2024: Microsoft Federal’s Leigh Madden
Leigh Madden Vice President of Microsoft National Security Group, Microsoft Federal A recent highlight for Leigh Madden was operationalizing AI technology for an intelligence community customer. This initiative enables the customer to use generative AI technologies, like Azure OpenAI and the GPT-4 large language model, within its secure network. These tools will enhance the client’s
Microsoft Federal’s Diane Nguyen on Nov. 7 Heroines of Washington Awards Gala
Diane Nguyen, co-chair of the Heroines of Washington event and chief financial officer of Microsoft Federal, became involved with the March of Dimes out of her passion to improve the health of mothers and babies. “I feel truly honored to help elevate awareness and raise funds that directly impact maternal and infant health,” she said.
Top DOD Execs to Watch in 2024: Microsoft Federal’s Wes Anderson
Wes Anderson Vice President, Defense, Microsoft Federal In his role with Microsoft Federal, Wes Anderson supported the acceleration of the Defense Department’s technological transformation in a time of unprecedented near-peer competition. “My team has achieved this by delivering DOD mission needs through secure solutions and services powered by the cloud, expanding the use and capabilities
Top AI Execs to Watch in 2024: Microsoft Federal’s Jason Payne
Jason Payne CTO, Microsoft Federal As CTO at Microsoft Federal, Jason Payne’s mission is to accelerate the adoption of data, analytics and artificial intelligence across the U.S. federal government to enable missions, enhance citizen services and strengthen national security. His responsibilities include leading strategy development, breaking down barriers to adoption, creating digital infrastructure and scaling
WATCH: Microsoft Federal’s Brian Keith on Observing Juneteenth
https://youtu.be/bRPTA-Ps6e8 WashingtonExec’s Juneteenth series highlights how companies and individuals are commemorating the federal holiday celebrating the end of slavery in the U.S. In this episode, WashingtonExec’s Rachel Kirkland sits down with Microsoft Federal’s Brian Keith, general manager of national intelligence specialists sales. Keith shares favorite moments in history, discusses educational and awareness initiatives within the
Top Chief Technology Officers to Watch in 2024: Microsoft Federal’s Jason Payne
Jason Payne CTO, Microsoft Federal For the past 18 months, Jason Payne led strategy aimed at assisting federal agencies through generative AI. Working with agencies and industry partners to comprehend the subtleties of the new technology, use cases and thought leadership applications supporting government missions. Payne emphasized responsible AI and aided in the technology’s secure
Top CFOs to Watch in 2023: Microsoft Federal’s Diane Nguyen
Diane Nguyen CFO, Microsoft Federal Diane Nguyen navigated numerous headwinds during the past year to reallocate resources and prioritize investment dollars to optimize the growth of Microsoft Federal. But her efforts have paid off, said Candice Ling, vice president of Microsoft Federal, and her sound financial acumen and strategic vision drove growth and customer support
Top 35 Execs to Watch in 2023: Microsoft Federal’s Rick Wagner
Rick Wagner President, Microsoft Federal Rick Wagner’s biggest recent achievement professionally was leading a team of incredible professionals making a true difference for Microsoft Federal’s federal customers and the nation. Personally, he placed sixth in the National Amateur Putting Championship. Why Watch In 2023, Wagner and his team are focused on bringing innovative cloud technologies —
Top Cloud Executives to Watch in 2023: Microsoft Federal’s Jason Payne
Jason Payne Chief Technology Officer, Microsoft Federal As CTO of Microsoft Federal, Jason Payne is proud of the work the federal team has been doing on zero trust to help the U.S. government unlock and strengthen its full inter- and intra-agency cyber capabilities. “Jason is a well-respected innovator that I am proud to have as
Top Chief Technology Officers to Watch in 2023: Microsoft Federal’s Kristen Summers
Kristen Summers Operating Unit CTO, Microsoft Federal This year, Kristen Summers is especially proud of how her team builds on Azure’s strong data and artificial intelligence capabilities to create solutions that enable customers to get more out of their data. For example, the company’s Federal Customer Success Unit has combined cognitive services into a capability
WATCH: Industry Cloud Execs Talk Navigating Multi-Cloud, Cloud Security, Federal Cloud Service Market
Cloud technology experts from industry join WashingtonExec for a video panel to discuss navigating multi-cloud, cloud security, the federal cloud service market and more. Each panelist explains how cloud plays into their broader focus areas in their roles, provides their perspective on the state of cloud service providers in a multi-cloud era, shares the importance
Top Chief Financial Officers to Watch in 2022: Microsoft Federal’s Diane Nguyen
Diane Nguyen CFO, Microsoft Federal Diane Nguyen joined as CFO of Microsoft Federal in the middle of the pandemic and at a critical time of digital transformation for its customers. Her initial focus was building out the finance team. The majority of the team onboarded within eight months, and many came from a long history
Top Cyber Execs to Watch in 2022: Microsoft Federal’s Jason Payne
Jason Payne Chief Technology Officer, Microsoft Federal Jason Payne’s biggest recent achievement was supporting the Microsoft response to the national security memorandum on improving cybersecurity for critical infrastructure control systems. Microsoft’s government and industry partnership in response to the order have proven to Payne the combination of innovation and culture are foundational to solving hard
Top 35 Execs to Watch in 2022: Microsoft Federal’s Wes Anderson
Wes Anderson Vice President, Microsoft Federal, Defense Business Unit In 2021, Wes Anderson began leading the newly formed Microsoft Federal Defense Business Unit, which is focused on accelerating the Defense Department’s transformation through the use of Microsoft technology. Anderson focused largely last year on leading Microsoft Federal’s customer success organization. He and his team helped
Top 25 Execs to Watch in 2021: Microsoft Federal’s Rick Wagner
One of Rick Wagner‘s most notable accomplishments in 2020 is joining Microsoft and leading the newly formed Microsoft Federal team focused on helping government agencies meet their increasingly complex missions. His team’s 2020 focus has been to use cloud and artificial intelligence to rebound and respond to today’s challenges. Microsoft has invested in Azure Government
WATCH: Microsoft Federal’s Rick Wagner on Supporting Fairfax Futures, Its Mission
WashingtonExec’s Amanda Ziadeh sits down with Rick Wagner, president of Microsoft Federal, as he shares his support for a local organization called Fairfax Futures. Wagner discusses the organization’s mission around raising awareness and building support for quality early childhood education and school readiness in Fairfax County, Virginia. He also talks about why and when he
Microsoft Adds Rick Wagner as Corporate VP
Former ManTech executive Rick Wagner has joined Microsoft as the new corporate vice president of Microsoft Federal, the company’s branch dedicated to serving government customers. In his new position, Wagner is responsible for supporting a variety of federal agencies in delivering mission-critical work, according to his LinkedIn. He will also continue Microsoft Federal’s mission of
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