Avanade, the world's leading Microsoft expert, today announces the appointment of Katy Brown, President for the Americas Markets & Industries organization at Microsoft, to its Board of Directors, effective immediately. The appointment reflects Avanade’s commitment to building the senior leadership and governance needed to deliver AI transformation to its clients that is trusted, secure and built to last.

Throughout nearly three decades at Microsoft, Brown has seen firsthand which AI programs deliver and which stall and has spent years helping businesses turn AI ambition into lasting business value. As mid-market organizations move beyond AI experimentation and into scaled, meaningful deployment, her appointment gives Avanade a board-level voice that understands that journey from the inside.

Brown is also a prominent advocate for women in senior leadership within the technology industry. As past President and Board Chair of the Professional Businesswomen of California, an organization representing more than 42,000 professionals, and executive sponsor of the Bay Area Women at Microsoft group, she has spent her career helping create greater opportunities for women to advance into leadership roles.

Avanade appoints Microsoft Corporate Vice President Katy Brown to its Board of Directors