Noelle Walsh

President, Microsoft Cloud Operations + Innovation | Nouryon, Non-Executive Director

Redmond, Washington, United States

About

I am currently leading the team that builds and operates Microsoft’s digital infrastructure. My team’s responsibilities include every stage of the datacenter and edge lifecycle – including supply planning; land, energy and fiber acquisition; datacenter infrastructure sustainability; equipment procurement; design engineering; construction; critical environment; hardware engineering; operations; datacenter software engineering; safety, security and governance; and advanced research. We are growing fast to bring cloud closer to people and organizations around the world – and we are committed to sustainability, innovation, social responsibility, and supporting the communities in which we live and work. We’re always looking for innovators and leaders ready to join a learning culture and to change the world. If that sounds like you – let’s get in touch.

Experience

  • Microsoft (9 yrs)
    • President, Cloud Operations + Innovation
      Mar 2025 - Present · 1 yr 4 mos

    • Corporate Vice President
      Jul 2017 - Mar 2025 · 7 yrs 9 mos

      Leading the Cloud Operations + Innovation team.

  • The Dow Chemical Company (29 yrs 2 mos)
    • Corporate Vice President
      Mar 2016 - Dec 2016 · 10 mos

      Merger & Acquisitions

    • Corporate VP of Supply Chain and Customer Service
      Jan 2014 - Mar 2016 · 2 yrs 3 mos

      Responsible for business supply chain, global logistics and supply chain excellence, sales and operations planning, and order management across entire company.

    • Business President of Chemicals
      Sep 2012 - Jan 2014 · 1 yr 5 mos

      Accountable for P&L with direct oversight for commercial, sales, finance, R&D, supply chain, manufacturing, EH&S and HR functions. Responsible for $5 billion in external revenue, not including revenue enabled by internal transfer of products to other businesses. Membership of Joint Venture Boards with BASF, PIC Kuwait and Mitsui.

  • Design Engineer at Brown & Root
    Sep 1985 - Oct 1987 · 2 yrs 2 mos

    Design engineer assignments, including 6 months secondment to BP in Scotland and weeks offshore in North Sea