Jim Desler

Jim Desler has spent a career as a communications and media relations professional working in government and the technology sector. Jim spent 17 years at Microsoft in various roles, including Communications Lead for the company’s Business Solutions division and Director of Global Communications. He started his career at Microsoft leading internet security communications and managing legal and policy issues as the company spokesperson for antitrust cases in the U.S. and Europe. Before joining Microsoft, he worked in the U.S. government, where he served as Press Secretary in the Commerce Department, directed Public Affairs for the International Trade Administration, was Communications Lead for Economic Affairs at the U.S. State Department, and served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs. Jim is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley and resides in Sammamish, Washington, with his wife, teenage son, and golden retriever.