Philippe Rogge leads Microsoft’s worldwide public sector organization, supporting its government, defense, and intelligence, and education industry customers in their digital transformation journeys and ensuring they thrive in today’s fast-evolving landscape. His decade-plus global career at Microsoft also includes numerous past senior leadership roles, serving as Microsoft’s President, Central and Eastern Europe and accelerating annual growth to double digits; Chief Operating Officer, China; General Manager, Belgium and Luxembourg; and General Manager, Portugal. Prior to rejoining Microsoft in his current role, Philippe was the CEO of Vodafone Germany and a member of the Vodafone Executive Committee. In his earlier pre-Microsoft career, he also worked at Belgacom Group (now known as Proximus) in various functional leadership roles during an eight-year tenure. Philippe holds a master’s degree in business economics from Ghent University, a master’s degree in management from the Vlerick School of Management, and completed the Advanced Management Programme, which is part of the INSEAD Executive Education Programme. Born in Ghent and married with two children, he is a former professional yachtsman. Follow Philippe at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/philipperogge/