From Wisconsin to global tech ambassador for Microsoft, Brad Smith stays grounded in Midwest roots

A joint announcement in May with President Joe Biden that Microsoft will spend $3.3 billion on its Mount Pleasant data center and invest in training more than 100,000 tech workers was a homecoming of sorts for Microsoft President Brad Smith.

Born in Milwaukee, Smith 65, has returned to the state frequently as a Microsoft executive, making personal appearances for the launch of Microsoft`s Tech Spark skills training, its Titletown Tech business development partnership and even a book signing in Appleton.

As president and vice chairman of Microsoft, Smith leads a team of about 2,000 business, legal and corporate affairs professionals that`s based in 54 countries and operates in more than 120 countries.

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Ken Notes: We need to develop these relationships more in the State. We should work with the UW`s to ask former grads who have left the state if we can develop a project for them here in Wisconsin. It is a great place to live! Come on home...