People of Microsoft

Hardwear: Create with Intention
How the Gavin Mathieu-designed capsule clothing collection for Microsoft puts the focus on creativity and self-expression.

“I thought that if I wanted to raise a family, I couldn’t be a working mom.”
Brittany Valdes struggled to find her place between two sometimes conflicting identities: motherhood and professional life. Now, she’s rewriting the narrative about working mothers.

“I understand that I make my own home, and that’s many places at once.”
Awa Diaw knows what it’s like to be a stranger in a strange land. In fact, that’s her home.

“I’m part of something that’s so much bigger than me.”
Chief environmental officer Lucas Joppa's childhood playground was a forest. No TV. No computers. Now, he's betting our planet’s future on technology.