Permira Adds Former Microsoft Developer Chief Julia Liuson as Adviser

Permira has appointed Julia Liuson, formerly president of Microsoft’s Developer Division, as a senior adviser to its technology team, based in Menlo Park. Ms. Liuson spent more than three decades at Microsoft, latterly running the global developer business covering programming languages, development tools, Azure developer services and GitHub, and earlier overseeing the creation of Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code. In the new role she will work with portfolio company management on AI adoption and product development, and will contribute to diligence on product-driven software businesses.

Michail Zekkos, a partner and co-head of technology at Permira, said few people understand the engineering disciplines behind AI-native software the way Ms. Liuson does. Permira’s technology holdings now generate more than $800 million of AI-native annual recurring revenue, growing over 100% year on year, and the appointment follows Mike Hoffman joining as a partner in June 2026. Permira…