By Jordan Novet
Publication Date: 2026-03-25 17:17:00
The Microsoft corporate logo is illuminated at the Fira Gran Via booth during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, on March 5, 2026.
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Microsoft chief diversity officer Lindsay-Rae McIntyre is the latest executive to leave the software company as it enacts human resources changes to capitalize on growing artificial intelligence demand.
McIntyre will leave at the end of March to become a chief people officer at another organization next month, Amy Coleman, Microsoft’s executive vice president and chief people officer, told employees in a memo published by Business Insider on Wednesday.
A Microsoft spokesperson confirmed the legitimacy of the memo to CNBC.
The company is going through an “AI-powered transformation,” wrote Coleman, who took on her role last year. Microsoft did not immediately have a comment on what the AI transformation entails for its HR group.
Several executives have left Microsoft in recent months, including gaming leader…
