By Lisa Stiffler
Publication Date: 2026-04-08 22:15:00
Big tech moves today from Microsoft: Longtime executive Julia Liuson is leaving, Neil Barnett is the company’s new chief accessibility officer, and Nanda Ramachandran has been named chief marketing officer for Windows & Devices.
They’re part of a broader wave of executive departures and changes at Microsoft as CEO Satya Nadella looks to flatten the company’s reporting structure and adjust to the new realities of AI in its product development and marketing.
— Liuson is departing after more than 34 years with the Redmond, Wash. tech giant, effective in June, multiple news outlets report.
According to her LinkedIn profile, Liuson has been president since 2021 of Microsoft’s Developer Division, which includes Microsoft Azure services…