Liat Ben-Zur
Liat Ben-Zur is a transformative technology executive with over 27 years of experience in driving digital transformation and product innovation. As Corporate Vice President at Microsoft, she played a pivotal role in transforming Microsoft’s Consumer businesses, notably turning around two declining services into $14B ventures and spearheading the revival of Microsoft’s Edge browser and the launch of the world's first commercial GPT-4 solution with Bing. At Royal Philips, she led digital initiatives, launching over 30 connected IoT and personal health products. At Qualcomm, she led the launch of the company's first open-source IoT project, AllJoyn, turning that into one of the largest IoT common protocol alliances in the world, AllSeen. An expert in mobile, IoT, and AI, Liat is known for her strategic insights in disruptive technologies and product-led growth. Today Liat is a strategic advisor coaching leadership teams on product, growth, culture building and how to harness the power of AI to transform markets.
A magna cum laude BSEE graduate from UC Davis and an MBA from UCLA Anderson School of Management, she’s a prolific inventor holding multiple technology patents. Her numerous accolades include being named one of the "7 Rising Stars of Wireless," "4 Women Waves in the World of IoT," and one of Inspiring Fifty's “Most Inspirational Women in Technology.” Liat's unique blend of transformative leadership, technological expertise, and business acumen positions her as a luminary in the global technology ecosystem.