By Chris Keall
Publication Date: 2026-04-20 17:00:00
While it was a relatively hardscrabble, blue-collar upbringing, “Everybody was always welcome in our home, everybody was treated equally, everybody was fed. And it brought to me a great sense of community. And that really led me to want to take this job,” Livesey said.
Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella is in Auckland today for the New Zealand leg of his company’s global AI tour. Photo / Getty Images
“How do you make such a big transition in this world, in our country, in a way that benefits all? How do we bring trust and safety and ethics to what we do? That’s a big part of what gets me out of bed in the morning, and what made me want to take this job.”
Livesey graduated from Lincoln with a Bachelor of Commerce in 1991. A corporate career has seen roles with IBM, PwC, Accenture and Cognizant before she recently landed at Microsoft.
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