Julia Liuson
Julia Liuson is a Chinese-born American technology executive who served as president of Microsoft's Developer Division from November 2021 until her retirement in June 2026 after 34 years with the company. She currently serves as a senior adviser to the technology team at Permira, a private equity firm, where she collaborates with portfolio leaders on AI adoption and product development. She is best known for overseeing Microsoft's developer tools business, including Visual Studio, the .NET ecosystem, and GitHub, during a period when the company embraced open-source development.
“Julia Liuson — Former president of Microsoft's developer division, joined Permira as senior advisor.”
“PE firms are quietly recruiting senior Big Tech operating executives as advisors... exemplified by Julia Liuson's move from Microsoft to Permira.”
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