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Erin Braddock Guthrie

Cloud + AI Strategy at MSFT | Board Member | Early-Stage Investor

United States

Overview 

Erin Braddock Guthrie is currently the Senior Director of Cloud+AI Strategy at Microsoft, overseeing strategic initiatives in these key areas. With a strong background in corporate strategy and leadership roles at companies like Dell Technologies and Uber, Erin brings extensive experience in driving business growth and fostering strategic partnerships. Highlights of Erin's career include serving as the Secretary of Commerce for Illinois under Governor JB Pritzker and holding leadership positions at Uber, where she managed regional operations and marketplace strategies.

Work Experience 

  • Senior Director, Cloud+AI Strategy

    2022 - Current

    • Led the Copilot Marketplace strategy, driving the design of a Teams-based product for strategic partners in collaboration with senior engineering leadership. Work was announced at a major global keynote in 2024. • Developed a new AI playbook to help Fortune 500 companies expand their Copilot adoption, with successful customer showcases at a global partner conference. • Created and launched a pilot program based on AI adoption insights, driving multimillion-dollar customer commitments. • Drove Copilot strategy for software partners, using a jobs-to-be-done approach to identify key development scenarios in partnership with business development and industry sales leaders. • Conducted a market scan of 100+ high-traction AI startups, prioritizing features with strong product-market fit to refine line-of-business Copilot strategy. • Led Hackathon initiative, strengthening technical expertise across teams and influencing roadmap priorities for key AI products.

Microsoft Advertising provides digital advertising solutions.

  • Limited Partner

    2021

    LongJump is a first-check, founder-led fund, based in Chicago, designed to invest in the next generation of founders. We provide capital, connections, and community to help founders take the leap towards building fast-growing, scalable businesses.

LongJump is a first-check venture fund, based in Chicago, designed to invest in the next generation of founders.

  • Senior Director, Corporate Strategy

    2021 - 2022

    • Leader of a team of technology strategists, creating and operationalizing Dell growth areas • Executive Sponsor for BNA (Black Networking Alliance) ERG, Remote Chapter

Dell transforms computing and provides high-quality solutions for people and businesses to be ready to move forward.

  • Secretary of Commerce, Governor JB Pritzker

    2019 - 2021

    • Negotiated and closed over 100 business expansion and relocation deals to drive >$5B of Illinois based investment and add >6000 jobs in 18 months (e.g., Lion Electric, the first all-electric trucking company) • Launched GetHired Illinois in wake of COVID-19 to connect over 5000 workers with employers, including partnership with Coursera to offer free courses to displaced workers

  • General Manager, Regional Midwest Operations and Marketplace

    2017 - 2019

    • Grew >$2B Midwest business at a continued pace of >20% YoY top line through spend optimization and operational improvements; landing ahead of plan on revenue and profit margin • Transformed national compliance program from distributed model to centralized ops model, reducing costs by 50%

  • General Manager, Midwest Marketplace

    2017 - 2017

Uber develops, markets, and operates a ride-sharing mobile application that allows consumers to submit a trip request.

Raised $30,212,450,000.00 from PayPal.

  • Engagement Manager, Digital McKinsey

    2014 - 2017

  • Associate

    2013 - 2014

McKinsey Growth Tech serves leading growth stage tech players, venture capital, and growth private equity

  • Account Executive, West Coast

    2009 - 2011

  • Business Development Manager, S&S New Businesses Development Team

    2007 - 2009

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