Alex B.

About Alex B.

Senior executive communications leader with 20+ years at Microsoft, partnering with EVP and C-suite leaders to shape narrative, lead transformation, and deliver high-stakes moments at global scale.I currently lead communications for Rajesh Jha, EVP and senior leadership team member at Microsoft, spanning internal and employee communications for a global organisation, executive readiness, crisis response, and flagship events across messaging and live moments.Throughout my career, I have been trusted with complex, high-visibility communications, from global keynotes and earnings moments to change communications and leadership transitions. I am known for crisp executive writing, calm judgement under pressure, and building communications operating rhythms that scale.Alongside my core role, I have built and led long-form storytelling platforms. I was the creator and executive producer of Modern Workplace, a monthly web series for business decision makers that reached more than viewers globally and received multiple Emmy nominations. I have also hosted Microsoft’s Outside/In speaker series, interviewing leaders and cultural figures including Stanley Tucci, Sally Field, and Susan Rice amongst others.At heart, I care deeply about clarity, audience, and impact. Give me a leader, a moment, and a story worth telling, and I am very much at home.

Experience

1. Senior Director, Executive Communications

   Microsoft

   Feb 2021 — Present · Redmond, WA, US

   This role sits in the Experiences + Devices (E+D) Executive Management Office, supporting Rajesh Jha, Executive Vice President, a direct report of the Microsoft CEO and member of the company\'s Senior Leadership Team. I lead a team that focuses on communications, executive and community engagement for Rajesh and the broader Office. Key components of the role include- Team leader: hiring, retaining and empowering a diverse team to execute our mission- Communications strategy and development: Responsible for the internal and external communications platform and agenda reflecting the vision and thought leadership, business strategy and organizational leadership for the E+D Executive Vice President- Developing and managing a communications calendar for internal and external communications engagements, including reviewing, and evaluating communications requests and opportunities, gathering input from key stakeholders, and preparing talking points, briefs, and collateral, as needed- Creative storytelling: Developing engaging communications across numerous content mediums and forms, including speeches, emails, briefing documents, Q & As, and video scripts- Production of content for internal communications for the E+D organization, including Microsoft Teams channel & external social media channels- E+D Communications Community Leadership: bringing together the extended communications leads within E+D.

Education

• University of Exeter

  BA (Hons), Politics

  2001 — 2004

• Eton College

  A Levels, Politics, Economics & Maths

  1995 — 2000

Skills

• Sales Enablement
• Virtualization
• Sharepoint
• Leadership
• Go-to-Market Strategy
• Software as a Service (Saas)
• Pre-Sales
• Microsoft Technologies
• Saas
• Business Alliances
• Strategy
• Messaging
• Enterprise Software
• Microsoft Products
• Product Management
• Office 365
• Solution Selling
• Online Services
• Sales Operations
• Product Marketing
• Cloud Computing