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Microsoft’s executive shake-up continues as developer division chief resigns

The Verge • 2026-04-08T17:04

Microsoft is losing another veteran executive. Julia Liuson, head of Microsoft's developer division (DevDiv), is resigning from the software giant after 34 years. Liuson spent the past 12 years leading Microsoft's developer business, during a period Microsoft focused more on open source projects and acquired GitHub for $7.5 billion. Liuson will continue as head of […]

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Microsoft is losing another veteran executive.

Julia Liuson, head of Microsoft's developer division (DevDiv), is resigning from the software giant after 34 years.

Liuson spent the past 12 years leading Microsoft's developer business, during a period Microsoft focused more on open source projects and acquired GitHub for $7.5 billion.

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