Senior Director, Communications and Events, Industry & Partner Sales
Deanna has worked in various communications, marketing, product management and sales roles at Microsoft for the past 28 years. Under her leadership, the Global Partner Solutions Communications & Events team drives the partner ecosystem storytelling for the company, focusing on intelligent cloud to edge opportunity for partners, thought leadership and transformational growth, and a digital event strategy that brings together the more traditional as well as growth areas of the commercial partner business.
Deanna previously worked as Chief of Staff to the Corporate Vice President, Communications, Frank X. Shaw, where she saw end-to-end storytelling across the company and was his thought partner on the communications business and in developing his communications. In addition to storytelling, Deanna is also passionate about coaching and dedicates time to helping develop people and their communications impact as a certified ICF coach.
