Peggy Johnson

Peggy Johnson
Residence Washington, United States
Alma mater San Diego State University
Occupation Microsoft Executive Vice President of Business Development
Website http://news.microsoft.com/exec/peggy-johnson/

Peggy Johnson currently serves as Microsoft's Executive Vice President of Business Development. Before joining Microsoft, she held the position of Executive Vice President and President of Global Market Development at Qualcomm. Johnson holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from San Diego State University.[1]

Career

General Electric

After college, Johnson joined General Electric full-time as an engineer in their Military Electronics division.[2]

Qualcomm

Johnson later joined Qualcomm, starting out as an engineer who often traveled with business teams to translate technical details of a solution for customers. She eventually transitioned from her technical role to a business role within Qualcomm.[2]

At Qualcomm, Johnson worked on cutting-edge technologies including mobile connectivity and app stores.[3]

Microsoft

After 24 years at Qualcomm, Johnson moved to work at Microsoft as the Executive Vice President of Business Development.[4] In this role, she drives business deals and partnerships for the company.[1]

Awards and Achievements

Peggy Johnson has been recognized by multiple organizations for her achievements as a woman in both technology and business.

In 2016, Business Insider recognized her as #2 among the most powerful women engineers in the world[5] and Silicon Republic recognized her as #14 among the most powerful women leading tech around the world.[6]

Johnson was inducted into the Women in Technology International Hall of Fame in 2013[7] and named one of the top 100 women leaders in STEM in 2012 by STEMconnector.[8]

Personal life

Peggy Johnson is married and has three children, four dogs, and one cat.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Peggy Johnson in News Center". news.microsoft.com. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
  2. 1 2 "Peggy Johnson in Women Worth Watching". www.womenworthwatching.com. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
  3. ↑ "Women in Technology: Let’s Close the Gap". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
  4. ↑ "Microsoft Poaches Qualcomm Exec Peggy Johnson". Re/code. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
  5. ↑ "26 of the most powerful female engineers in 2016". Business Insider. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
  6. ↑ silicon. "40 powerful women leading tech around the world". Silicon Republic. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
  7. ↑ "WITI - Hall of Fame - 21st Anniversary Celebration at the 2016 WITI Summit". www.witi.com. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
  8. ↑ "100 Women Leaders in STEM" (PDF). STEMconnector. STEMconnector. 2012. Retrieved 2016-03-12.


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