![]() ![]() And I know that whatever I do next, I'm committed to applying what I've learned over the last 20+ years in this industry towards enabling a rapid, complete and just energy transition. I also know I'll be spending some more time with my oldest before he heads off to UC Santa Barbara in the fall (Go Gauchos!). I don't know exactly what that will be, but I know that I'm going to take a few more hikes and mountain bike rides this summer (if you're in the PNW look me up, happy to have company). Yet in this season for me and my family, it's time for me to take some time off and consider what might be next. I will dearly miss the opportunity to work alongside so many talented people on a daily basis. And I've been able to do that every day of the last 12 years at Microsoft. My career goal is simple, work on stuff I love, with people I love. What I also did not anticipate is adopting teenage twins, in the midst of a global pandemic, and how raising five teenagers would at times be somewhat disruptive. I certainly didn't anticipate how the role of corporate buyers of clean energy would act as a massive accelerant to renewable deployment over the last decade. I would have never anticipated how truly transformative cloud and increasingly AI technologies would be for businesses around the globe. I would have never anticipated how essential the role energy would become to a company like Microsoft (I told the person recruiting me into this role that the energy person at a tech company sounded like a dead-end job). Starting as a team of one, which has grown to nearly one hundred of the most talented and dedicated people in the industry, I've had the great pleasure of having a front row seat so many transformative changes. When I came to Redmond in 2011, I could have never anticipated how this role would evolve. ![]() And I have never been more optimistic about the future of the company, nor more confident in the leadership's direction and vision. My time at Microsoft has been the most rewarding period of my professional life. I can't describe enough how hard this decision has been for me. After nearly 12 years leading energy strategy for Microsoft, I've decided that it is time for me to explore what is next for my career.
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