AI could add $102 billion annually to New Zealand’s economy by 2038 – new Microsoft NZ boss

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.

“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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