Microsoft

Microsoft was founded in 1975 and describes itself as "the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential."

In 2011, Microsoft reported $69,943,000,000 in total revenues.


 * Paul G. Allen - cofounder

Ties to Pete Peterson's "Fix the Debt"
The Campaign to Fix the Debt is the latest incarnation of a decades-long effort by former Nixon man turned Wall Street billionaire Pete Peterson to slash earned benefit programs such as Social Security and Medicare under the guise of fixing the nation's "debt problem." is part of the Campaign to Fix the Debt as of February 2013.

This article is part of the Center for Media and Democracy's investigation of Pete Peterson's Campaign to "Fix the Debt." Please visit our main SourceWatch page on Fix the Debt.

Ties to the American Legislative Exchange Council
Microsoft has been a corporate funder of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), and served on ALEC's Telecommunications and Information Technology Task Force A list of ALEC Corporations can be found here.

Executive Management
As of February 2013:
 * Steve Ballmer - CEO
 * Tony Bates - President, Skype Division
 * Lisa Brummel - Chief People Officer
 * Kurt DelBene  - President, Microsoft Office Division
 * Peter Klein - Chief Financial Officer
 * Julie Larson-Green - Corporate Vice President, Windows
 * Andrew Lees - President, Microsoft Corp.
 * Qi Lu - President, Online Services Division
 * Don Mattrick - President, Interactive Entertainment Business
 * Craig Mundie - Senior Advisor to the CEO
 * Terry Myerson - Corporate Vice President, Windows Phone Division
 * Satya Nadella - President, Server & Tools Business
 * Tami Reller - Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Windows
 * Eric Rudder - Chief Technical Strategy Officer
 * Brad Smith - General Counsel and Executive Vice President, Legal and Corporate Affairs
 * Kirill Tatarinov - President, Microsoft Business Solutions Division
 * B. Kevin Turner - Chief Operating Officer

Board of Directors
As of February 2013:
 * Steve Ballmer - Chief Executive Officer
 * Dina Dublon - former Chief Financial Officer, JPMorgan Chase
 * Bill Gates - Chairman
 * Maria M. Klawe - President, Harvey Mudd College
 * Stephen J. Luczo - Chairman, President and CEO, Seagate Technology PLC
 * David F. Marquardt - General Partner, August Capital
 * Charles H. Noski - Former Vice Chairman, Bank of America Corporation
 * Helmut Panke - former Chairman of the Board of Management, BMW AG
 * John W. Thompson - Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Instruments

Former board members include:
 * James I. Cash, Jr. - Former James E. Robison Professor, Harvard Business School
 * Raymond V. Gilmartin - former Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Merck & Co., Inc
 * Reed Hastings - Founder, Chairman and CEO, Netflix, Inc.
 * Jon A. Shirley - former President and Chief Operating Officer, Microsoft Corporation

Criticism

 * Ed Pilkington, "Facebook And Microsoft Help Fund Rightwing Lobby Network", The Guardian, November 17, 2013. (State Policy Network)

Contact details
1 Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052 Phone: 425-882-8080 Fax: 425-936-7329 Web: http://www.microsoft.com

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