Julie Larson-Green

Julie Larson-Green
Larson-Green at Microsoft in 2008
Born1962 (age 61–62)
Maple Falls, Washington, U.S.
Alma materSeattle University
Western Washington University
SpouseGareth Green
Children2

Julie Larson-Green (born 1962) is the former chief experience officer (CXO) of the Office Experience Organization at Microsoft,[1] where she worked 1993 through 2017.[2] She subsequently joined Qualtrics as their CXO.[3]

Larson-Green notably managed the implementation of ribbons in Microsoft Office 2007, replacing the menu-driven interface with context-specific "ribbons" for which she won a technical leadership award in 2013. In addition, she led the efforts to evolve Microsoft's Metro design language (to become known as "Metro Style") to also ship as part of Windows 8, in 2012.[4][5][6][7][8]

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  2. ^ Shead, Sam. "Microsoft veteran Julie Larson-Green is leaving". Business Insider. Archived from the original on 2018-09-08. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
  3. ^ Bort, Julia. "The 39 most powerful female engineers of 2018". Business Insider. Archived from the original on 1 July 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  4. ^ Gara, Tom (July 11, 2013). "Julie Larson-Green: Microsoft's New Hardware Chief, Mother Of The Ribbon". Wall Street Journal (blog). Archived from the original on 15 July 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  5. ^ Tate, Ryan (2013-07-11). "The Rise of Julie Larson-Green, the Heir Apparent at Microsoft". WIRED. Archived from the original on 2013-07-14. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  6. ^ Owen Thomas (November 12, 2012). "Meet the two women now running Microsoft's most important business". Business Insider. Archived from the original on 15 November 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
  7. ^ Sean Hollister (November 13, 2012). "Meet Julie Larson-Green, the woman who will lead Windows". The Verge. Archived from the original on July 5, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  8. ^ Austin Carr (January 25, 2014). "Windows 8: The Boldest, Biggest Redesign In Microsoft's History". Archived from the original on February 25, 2016. Retrieved February 18, 2016.