MICROSOFT CEO SHARES TECHNOLOGY'S BRIGHT FUTURE WITH MBAS
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| Steve Ballmer at HBS Photo: Evgenia Eliseeva |
BOSTON - Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer recently spoke with Harvard and MIT Sloan MBA students about the bright future of the technology industry. In his traditionally animated style, Ballmer paced from one end of the stage to the other while discussing the latest developments at Microsoft. “This is as exciting a time in the tech industry as when I started” at the company, he told the full house in Harvard Business School’s Burden Auditorium. And the next ten years should be no different. Among many other developments, he said he saw significant changes in the way people communicate, from business meetings to more interactive and personalized television.
The session ended with a 30-minute Q&A period. Ballmer urged those eager to enter the high-tech industry to nourish a broad curiosity. “Technology is a grand enabler,” he said, and touches a wide range of industries. Successful technology business leaders must be interested in everything.
For more details, read Corydon Ireland’s story in the 12/14/06 Harvard Gazette:
http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2006/12.14/11-microsoft.html