Interview with Peggy Johnson, Executive VP of Business Development

01/30/18 • 44 min

As executive vice president of business development, Peggy Johnson is responsible for driving strategic partnerships and transactions to accelerate growth for Microsoft and its customers. Johnson works with external partners around the world, ranging from start-ups to large-scale enterprises, to identify areas of collaboration, drive innovation and unlock shared value. In this capacity, she also manages Microsoft's relationship with the venture capital community and oversees strategic investments through the company's corporate venture fund, Microsoft Ventures.

Prior to this role, Johnson spent 24 years at Qualcomm, where she served as a member of Qualcomm's Executive Committee. During her time at Qualcomm, Johnson held various leadership positions across engineering, sales, marketing and business development, and ran the Qualcomm Internet Services business unit. Most recently, Johnson was executive vice president of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., and president of global market development, where she was responsible for commercializing new business opportunities and developing strategic relationships for the company.

Prior to joining Qualcomm, Johnson worked as an engineer for General Electric's Military Electronics Division.

Prior to joining Qualcomm, Johnson worked as an engineer for General Electric's Military Electronics Division.

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Get to know Beatris Mendez Gandica ("Bea") during this one-on-one interview where she shares her path to Microsoft, current role, and passion for diversity and inclusion!

Bea has had an interest in computers since Microsoft Encarta, which led her to spend countless hours learning different topics. She now spends most of her time on static analysis tools and learning about security assurance with her team, mentors, and internal customers.

She is also very passionate about diversity and inclusion and inspiring the next generation of girls to pursue STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) careers. Bea firmly believes that the STEM spark can be ignited at an early age in students and make an everlasting difference in their lives.

You can learn more about Bea's TechnoloChicas campaign, or connect with her on LinkedIn or Twitter @beagandica