Mike Maples Sr., 1942-2025: Microsoft’s ‘adult in the room’ had a deep impact on the company Mike Maples Sr. faced no shortage of skepticism when he joined Microsoft in 1988, after being personally (and persistently) recruited… Read More
This former Microsoft engineering exec is now working to fix bugs in the U.S. political system Jon DeVaan, a former Microsoft Windows engineering leader, knows a thing or two about addressing flaws in complex systems. “When… Read More
Play Episode Podcast How to upgrade democracy: Former Microsoft executive Jon DeVaan’s primer on political reform Play The Jan. 6 breach and riot at the U.S. Capitol, and the larger effort to overturn the results of the… Read More
Microsoft: PAC won’t donate in 2022 cycle to politicians who sought to overturn election Microsoft says its Political Action Committee (PAC) will suspend contributions for the 2022 election cycle to all members of Congress… Read More
