Kate Johnson
President and CEO, Lumen Technologies
Independent Director since: 2020
Board Committees
- Nominating and Corporate Governance
- Risk
Select Skills and Experiences
- Digital Technology: As the President and CEO of Lumen Technologies, Kate leads that company’s integration of network assets, cloud connectivity, security solutions and voice and collaboration tools that enable customers to manage secure, on-demand connections from a single platform.
- Technology / Technology Strategy: At Microsoft Corporation, Kate was responsible for the growth of the company’s U.S. solutions, services and support revenues, advising both public and private sector clients on their technology strategies and implementation. She focused on driving transformation in Microsoft’s largest sales subsidiary where she led a 10,000-person field organization.
- Sales / Marketing: Kate sat on the Global Sales and Marketing leadership team at Microsoft and improved commercial intensity in the U.S. subsidiary to drive record-setting cloud revenue growth and customer adoption. At General Electric Company, Kate was responsible for building commercial capability for Enterprise Solutions, Intelligent Platforms and GE Digital.
Professional Highlights
Lumen Technologies, a global technology and communications company
- President and CEO (since 2022)
Microsoft Corporation, a multinational technology company
- President, Microsoft U.S. (2017-2021)
General Electric Company, a global industrial company
- EVP and Chief Commercial Officer, GE Digital (2016-2017)
- CEO, GE Intelligent Platforms Software (2015-2016)
- VP and Chief Commercial Officer (2013-2015)
Oracle, a leading database management company
- SVP, North America Technology and Government Consulting (2007-2013)
Public Board Directorships
- Lumen Technologies (since 2022)
