Microsoft Taps Longtime Vet to Lead U.S. Partner Organization
Veteran Microsoft execs Julia White and Brad Anderson are departing.
January 22, 2021
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Tyler Bryson is the new leader of the Microsoft partner organization in the U.S. Bryson replaces Dave Willis as corporate VP of Microsoft’s U.S. Partner Group.
Microsoft’s Tyler Bryson
Willis said in December that he would leave Microsoft after 28 years. At the time, Willis said that he would remain through January. Willis has led the U.S. group since 2017 and he held numerous other partner-facing roles at Microsoft. Among them, Willis led the U.S. Small and Midmarket Solutions & Partners (SM&P) group and the U.S. Dynamics business. Willis did not say he is retiring, but he also did not indicate that he is imminently joining another company.
“My mantra has always been ‘work hard, play hard,’ and I’ll be shifting my balance from less work to more play, as I spend much more of my time on passions,” Willis wrote when he announced his departure.
Dave Willis
Microsoft partners saw Willis as an ally.
“I’m glad we had the chance to work together and I hope we get the chance again,” Mike Gillis principal owner of RSM US said in a comment on Willis’ post.
Jeff Shuey, a longtime Microsoft partner who is now a principal project manager at Oracle, offered a similar sentiment.
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“Wow, you have made a huge impact that will be felt for years to come,” Shuey commented.
New U.S. Partner Lead Also a Microsoft Veteran
Bryson might be a newer face to the Microsoft partner organization, but he is also a 20-year company veteran. Before moving into the role Willis is exiting, Bryson was VP of Microsoft’s small, medium and corporate segments. Earlier this week, Bryson shared a brief video introducing himself to the U.S. Microsoft partner community.