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Peggy Johnson    

Chief Executive Officer of Magic Leap

Peggy Johnson most recently served as Executive Vice President of Business Development at Microsoft, where she was responsible for driving strategic partnerships and transactions to accelerate growth for Microsoft and its customers. In this role, she also managed Microsoft’s relationship with the venture capital community and oversaw strategic investments through the company’s corporate venture fund, M12. At M12, Ms. Johnson worked 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. Before joining Microsoft in 2014, Ms. Johnson spent 24 years at Qualcomm, where she held various leadership positions across engineering, sales, marketing and business development. She also served as a member of the Executive Committee and ran Qualcomm’s Internet Services business unit. Prior to Qualcomm, she worked as an engineer for General Electric’s Military Electronics Division. Ms. Johnson received her bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from San Diego State University and currently serves on the board of directors for BlackRock, Inc., and on the advisory board for the nonprofit Huntington’s Disease Society of America San Diego Chapter. She has been recognized by multiple organizations, including Business Insider (“#1 Most Powerful Female Engineer in 2017”), Silicon Republic (“40 Powerful Women Leading Tech Around the World”), Connected World Magazine (“2014 Women of M2M List”), Women in Technology International (“2013 Hall of Fame Award”) and STEM (“100 Women Leaders in STEM, 2012″).

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Peggy Johnson's $7.8M signing bonus - Business Insider
Microsoft paid a lot of money to poach Peggy Johnson from Qualcomm. When Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella convinced Johnson to work for the company as its ...
Microsoft EVP Peggy Johnson IGNITION - Business Insider
As CEO Satya Nadella's first big hire in the post-Steve Ballmer Microsoft, Peggy Johnson has wasted no time in her new position. In her first year as EVP of ...
Peggy Johnson on Microsoft CEO Nadella - Business Insider
Peggy Johnson, Microsoft's executive VP of business development, appeared on "Bloomberg West" on Tuesday, and shared her thoughts on Microsoft and its ...

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