Get to know Nina Harding, the new Microsoft GPSUS CVP

Hello US partners! You may recall that, since July 1, I have led our U.S. Health and Public Sector Industry organization while continuing to lead our Global Partner Solutions, United States (GPSUS) organization. Today, I am thrilled to share that Nina Harding has been named the new leader of GPSUS! Click here for Nina’s LinkedIn profile.

Nina came to us from Google where she was the Chief of Global Partner Strategy & Programs for Google Cloud.  She led a worldwide organization that drove Google Cloud’s partner strategy and program across the ecosystem of all partners that sold, serviced, and built with Google Cloud.  She also spent 13 years at SAP as Vice President of Global Business Development and Sales Program building SAP PartnerEdge for their expanding partner ecosystem.  Previously, she held partner and customer leadership roles at Cacheon and Oracle.

I am very excited to hand over the reins of GPSUS to such an excellent leader. Her background and experience will help us continue to support and grow our Microsoft partner community.  I had a chance recently to sit down with Nina to ask her a few questions I thought may be of interest to our partner community. Continue reading to see how she responded.

You’re joining us during a season of economic headwinds. As a veteran of the partner space, what is your perspective on the current market? 

Nina:  Where there is uncertainty, there’s opportunity.  As we fortunately come out of the pandemic, sorting the supply chain, managing the changing workforce demands, and grappling with inflation, we must ask ourselves what we can do to help our customers innovate and do more with less during this time. This is where we, together with our partners, shine. Our combined knowledge of industry needs along with trusted, deep expertise in cloud technologies like AI, IoT, and machine learning offer unparalleled agility, efficiency, security, and innovation.  

What excites you most about your new role?

Nina:  Innovating and imagining the possible with our partners. We truly are better together at delivering specialized services and solutions that transform customer businesses.  We can deliver the power of the Azure cloud, and with our partners we can tailor it in a bespoke way to deliver exactly what our customers need to exceed their goals. 

Please help me welcome Nina to the Microsoft partner community. I look forward to what we will be able to collectively accomplish under her leadership. I can’t think of a better person in the industry to take over leadership of GPSUS.

This is not goodbye from me. In the interim, I will be working closely with Nina to ensure that her transition is smooth. Once the transition is complete, I look forward to continuing to work with our partners through the lens of the Health and Public Sector industry. We have the best partner ecosystem in the world, and I have appreciated working side by side with all of you these past few years. I am and will continue to be a huge advocate and champion of our partners.