I just feel like you should be able to have a respectful work environment, because if you do, you'll be your best self.

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• Peggy Johnson:

  I grew up in a big, blended Irish Catholic family just outside of Los Angeles.

• Peggy Johnson:

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• Peggy Johnson:

  I spent almost 25 years at Qualcomm before joining Microsoft, so in a sense, I grew up at one compa

• Peggy Johnson:

  At many companies, business development is treated as a sales tool for incremental growth, but I be

• Peggy Johnson:

  I think our Acompli acquisition was an interesting one, which started with a partnership and lookin

• Peggy Johnson:

  Deals are always a bit lumpy. We look at, 'Is it solving a problem for us?' And if it does, we move

• Peggy Johnson:

  M&A at Microsoft is a team sport for the senior leadership group. They're all involved in it, and w

• Peggy Johnson:

  Valuations are always much-debated. I try to center on what is the value to us. Is it solving a pro

• Peggy Johnson:

  Business development is a part of M&A - we identify signals in the market, whether its trends or di

• Peggy Johnson:

  When you dig in, two big titans clashing, what good is that? It's not good for either of us; it's n