To design transformative technology that solves unmet and unarticulated needs for every person on the planet, we must begin and end with inclusion. In this conversation with Microsoft’s Chief Accessibility Officer and Microsoft’s Chief Diversity Officer and CVP of Talent and Learning, explore how inclusion is driving innovation in this unprecedented era of AI through product design, talent motions, community partnerships, cultural preservation, employee experiences, and more.
Lindsay-Rae McIntyre
Chief Diversity Officer and CVP of Talent and Learning
Lindsay-Rae McIntyre, Chief Diversity Officer and Corporate Vice President of Talent and Learning, Microsoft, leads the company’s strategic efforts to advance diversity and inclusion and create equitable access to opportunity for all employees at Microsoft. The work she drives is guided by a commitment to be mission-driven, outcome-oriented, globally informed, science-based, and culturally competent. Under her leadership, her global team of human resources professionals and employee engagement strategists are driving the adoption of Microsoft’s Core Priority for Diversity & Inclusion, taking a holistic approach to talent development at all levels, cultivating thriving employee communities, enabling critical learning and skilling to deliver AI innovation, scaling enterprising solutions to advance inclusive behaviors, and helping leaders and managers apply a growth mindset and adaptive approach to learning, talent development, and diversity and inclusion.
Jenny Lay-Flurrie
Vice President & Chief Accessibility Officer
Leader and advocate for accessibility and inclusion. Technology can empower people to achieve more and create positive social impact. As the Vice President, Chief Accessibility Officer at Microsoft, I lead the company's efforts to make our products, services, and processes accessible and inclusive for everyone. Work with an amazing team of cross-disciplinary accessibility, product, and disability inclusion experts, who drive programs, engineering systems and initiatives across the company. Partner with internal and external stakeholders to embed accessibility and product inclusion into our culture, strategy, and innovation. With a focus on representation, skilling, technical support, customer partnerships, website and product accessibility, and AI and innovation. While building durable operations and motivated people organisations.