CHAMPIONS OF CHANGE MICROSOFT PARTNERS
The Group was established in 2020 and includes CEOs or Managing Directors of 8 Microsoft Partners as the foundation Members of this Group. These partners are some of Microsoft’s largest in the partner ecosystem, and combined they employ well over 10,000 people.
The Group’s key priorities have centred around diversifying and growing the talent pipeline, expanding flexible work, and driving cultures of inclusion both in individual organisations, and for the tech sector as a whole. This includes eliminating everyday sexism, everyday racism, homophobia, ableism and increasing the diversity of tech leadership.
Group Co-Convenors
Elizabeth Broderick AO
Founder of the Champions of Change Coalition
Elizabeth Broderick AO has brought together captains of industry, sport, governments and Defence Force chiefs to address gender inequality in Australia and beyond. As Australia’s longest serving Sex Discrimination Commissioner (2007-2015), Elizabeth worked tirelessly to break down structural and social barriers faced by women and men, and to promote gender equality.
Vanessa Sorenson
Chief Partner Officer, ANZ
and Managing Director Microsoft New Zealand
Group Co-Convenors
Elizabeth Broderick AO
Founder of the Champions of Change Coalition
Elizabeth Broderick AO has brought together captains of industry, sport, governments and Defence Force chiefs to address gender inequality in Australia and beyond. As Australia’s longest serving Sex Discrimination Commissioner (2007-2015), Elizabeth worked tirelessly to break down structural and social barriers faced by women and men, and to promote gender equality.
Members of Champions of Change Microsoft Partners
Partnering with Microsoft Australia
Microsoft enables digital transformation for the era of an intelligent cloud and an intelligent edge. Its mission is to empower every person and every organisation on the planet to achieve more. As a global leader in technology and digital transformation, Microsoft has over 10,000 partners in Australia that employ more than 300,000 people.
