CELESTE M. ALLEYNE

Director, Executive Engagement & External Talent, Events, Studios, Communities Microsoft

As a senior corporate leader for 28 years, Celeste Alleyne has put women’s issues/ needs at the center of her strategies. She has been an executive at Microsoft for 16 years. She is currently director of executive engagements & external talent for Microsoft’s Events, Studios and Communities group. She oversees an internal “talent agency” for senior executives and external speakers: celebrities, thought leaders, emcees, hosts; for global corporate events.

Since she joined this group, Alleyne has influenced and grown the hiring of women and diverse talent by 47%. Formerly she oversaw corporate citizenship, digital equity and access, STEM education and artificial intelligence and community initiatives at Microsoft. Alleyne has always put women and young girls first, providing tech opportunities and resources for women in the workplace, and speaking publicly for hundreds of women and young girls supported by nonprofits across the US.