Julie Larson-Green Explained

Julie Larson-Green
Birth Place:Maple Falls, Washington, U.S.
Alma Mater:Seattle University
Western Washington University
Spouse:Gareth Green
Children:2

Julie Larson-Green (born 1962) is the former chief experience officer (CXO) of the Office Experience Organization at Microsoft,[1] where she worked 1993 through 2017.[2] She subsequently joined Qualtrics as their CXO.[3]

Larson-Green notably managed the implementation of ribbons in Microsoft Office 2007, replacing the menu-driven interface with context-specific "ribbons" for which she won a technical leadership award in 2013. In addition, she led the efforts to evolve Microsoft's Metro design language (to become known as "Metro Style") to also ship as part of Windows 8, in 2012.[4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

Early life

Larson-Green grew up in Maple Falls, in Whatcom County, Washington.

Education and early career

Larson-Green graduated with a Master's degree in Computer Science Engineering from Seattle University and a Bachelor's degree in business administration from Western Washington University. Her first job was in tech support for Aldus, creator of PageMaker desktop publishing software. A self-taught programmer, Larson-Green completed her master's degree in software engineering and was then recruited as development lead at Aldus.

At Microsoft

In 1993, Larson-Green joined Microsoft as a program manager for Visual C++.[7]

Following Visual C++, she worked on the user experience for IE 3.0 and 4.0 and then, in 1997, moved to the Office team to work on FrontPage, where she got her first group program manager job. She also did a stint on the SharePoint Team Services team when SharePoint was known as "Office.Net."[9] While in Office, she led UI design for Office XP, Office 2003, and Office 2007, as seen in her official Microsoft biography.

After working on Microsoft Office, she oversaw the successful launch of the Microsoft operating system Windows 7 as corporate vice president, program management, Windows Client. She has had between 1,200 and 1,400 program managers, researchers, content managers and other members of the Windows team reporting to her.

In November 2012, Larson-Green was promoted to be the head of all Windows software and hardware engineering, in the wake of the sudden departure of Steven Sinofsky.[10]

Larson-Green was the 2015 winner of the Woman of Vision ABIE Award for Leadership from the Anita Borg Institute.[11] [12]

As part of a Microsoft reorganization in July 2013, Larson-Green was named as the head of the newly formed Devices and Studios Engineering Group. The division oversaw the company's various efforts in hardware, particularly the Xbox One and Surface tablet.[13] Some gamers reacted to the news with comments that were described as misogynistic.[14] [15] [16] [17]

In February 2014, it was announced that Larson-Green would move to the role of chief experience officer of Microsoft's "My Life & Work" team, a move interpreted by many as making way for Stephen Elop, joining Microsoft as part of its acquisition of Nokia's devices business, to become head of the devices organization within Microsoft.[18]

In November 2017, Larson-Green left Microsoft to join Utah-based Qualtrics as Chief Experience Officer.[19] She left Qualtrics in February 2021.[20]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Working Geek: Microsoft Chief Experience Officer Julie Larson-Green shares her productivity secrets. 2016-04-06. en-US. 2016-10-04. 2016-10-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20161008003912/http://www.geekwire.com/2016/working-geek-microsoft-chief-experience-officer-julie-larson-green/. live.
  2. Web site: Microsoft veteran Julie Larson-Green is leaving. Sam. Shead. Business Insider. 2019-02-08. 2018-09-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20180908015703/https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-veteran-julie-larson-green-is-leaving-2017-11. live.
  3. News: Bort . Julia . The 39 most powerful female engineers of 2018 . 21 June 2018 . . 1 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200701155355/https://www.businessinsider.com/the-most-powerful-female-engineers-of-2018-2018-4#no-35-sylvia-acevedo-ceo-girl-scouts-5 . live .
  4. News: Gara. Tom. Julie Larson-Green: Microsoft's New Hardware Chief, Mother Of The Ribbon. 14 July 2013. Wall Street Journal (blog). July 11, 2013. 15 July 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130715164211/http://blogs.wsj.com/corporate-intelligence/2013/07/11/julie-larson-green-microsofts-new-hardware-chief-mother-of-the-ribbon/. live.
  5. News: Tate. Ryan. The Rise of Julie Larson-Green, the Heir Apparent at Microsoft. 14 July 2013. WIRED. 2013-07-11. 2013-07-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20130714104839/http://www.wired.com/business/2013/07/who-is-julie-larson-green. live.
  6. Web site: Meet the two women now running Microsoft's most important business. 13 November 2012. Owen Thomas. November 12, 2012. Business Insider. 15 November 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121115214616/http://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-new-windows-bosses-2012-11#ixzz2C8JGaE5z. live.
  7. Web site: Meet Julie Larson-Green, the woman who will lead Windows. Sean Hollister. November 13, 2012. The Verge. September 2, 2017. July 5, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170705231624/https://www.theverge.com/2012/11/13/3639234/julie-larson-green-microsoft-windows. live.
  8. Web site: Windows 8: The Boldest, Biggest Redesign In Microsoft's History. Austin Carr. January 25, 2014. February 18, 2016. February 25, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160225165000/http://www.fastcodesign.com/1670705/microsoft-new-design-strategy. live.
  9. Web site: I'm Julie Larson-Green and Windows 7 was my idea. 6 November 2009. Claudine Beaumont. The Daily Telegraph. 3 April 2018. 1 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181001161813/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/microsoft/6514559/Im-Julie-Larson-Green-and-Windows-7-was-my-idea.html. live.
  10. Microsoft Announces Leadership Changes to Drive Next Wave of Products . 2014-02-25 . 2012-11-12 . . 2014-02-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140210173046/http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/press/2012/nov12/11-12announcementpr.aspx . live .
  11. Web site: Archived copy . 2017-08-07 . 2017-08-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170808000357/https://anitaborg.org/profiles/abie-award-winners/julie-larson-green/ . live .
  12. Web site: ABIE Awards - Anita Borg Institute . 2017-08-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170807232722/https://anitaborg.org/awards-grants/abie-awards/ . 2017-08-07 . dead .
  13. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-07-12/bodyslams-at-microsoft-prepared-larson-green-for-overhaul.html Bass, Dina. "Bodyslams at Microsoft Prepared Larson-Green for Overhaul"
  14. http://www.theatlanticwire.com/technology/2013/07/gamers-cant-handle-new-female-head-xbox/67073/ Greenfield, Rebecca. "Gamers Can't Handle the New Female Head at Xbox"
  15. News: Game On: A Woman Takes the Helm of X-Box. Misogyny ensues. . . 24 July 2013 . 28 July 2013 . Ross, Winston . 22 September 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130922161517/http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2013/07/24/julie-larson-green-and-the-misogyny-of-gaming.html . live .
  16. Web site: Sexist gamers can't stand that a woman now heads Xbox . . 12 July 2013 . 28 July 2013 . Sampson, Ted . 8 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160408224441/http://www.dailydot.com/lifestyle/sexist-gamers-microsoft-xbox-julie-larson-green/ . live .
  17. Web site: The New Head of Xbox is a WOMAN. Everyone REMAIN CALM. . . 12 July 2013 . 28 July 2013 . Beusman, Callie . 25 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201125203201/https://jezebel.com/the-new-head-of-xbox-is-a-woman-everyone-remain-calm-745970915 . live .
  18. News: Mary Jo Foley . Microsoft Executive VP Julie Larson-Green moves from devices to services . ZDNet . 2014-02-25 . 2014-02-25 . 2014-10-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141025145513/http://www.zdnet.com/microsoft-executive-vp-julie-larson-green-moves-from-devices-to-services-7000026724/ . live .
  19. Web site: Longtime Microsoft Exec Julie Larson-Green Joins Utah Unicorn Qualtrics As CXO. Konrad. Alex. Forbes. en. 2020-05-05. 2019-03-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20190308194403/https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexkonrad/2017/12/12/microsoft-vet-julie-larson-green-joins-qualtrics/. live.
  20. Web site: 2021-02-05. Julie Larson-Green retires as Qualtrics CXO after IPO; Asha Sharma joins Instacart as COO; and more. 2021-04-04. GeekWire. en-US. 2021-04-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20210401195134/https://www.geekwire.com/2021/julie-larson-green-retires-qualtrics-cxo-following-ipo-asha-sharma-joins-instacart-coo/. live.

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