Jon Lazarus

Jonathan Lazarus is a seasoned technology executive with an exceptional record of advising both established and up-and-coming tech companies, such as AT&T, Intel, Microsoft, and Seagate, on team building, branding, product launches, and go-to-market strategy. Mr. Lazarus, who holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Communications from Temple University, has served on the boards of directors or as an advisor to more than thirty public and private technology companies, which led to successful IPOs, mergers, and acquisition deals. He has also received numerous awards for marketing excellence and holds several patents.

Mr. Lazarus spent eleven years at Microsoft Corporation, where he was instrumental in building the company's developer programs and establishing successful partnerships with strategic partners. He also served as a key advisor to Bill Gates and helped build high-performance teams that created tens of thousands of commercial software applications and thousands of hardware products for Windows. Additionally, Mr. Lazarus managed marketing, branding, and product launch events from Windows 2.0 to Windows 2000 and set new standards for marketing software products and services to enterprises, developers, and consumers.

After leaving Microsoft, Mr. Lazarus held senior executive positions at Ziff Davis and Kiha Software, where he continued to shape the tech market. Most recently, he has been guiding the management teams of emerging tech firms, such as Newsle, Wrench, Cody Inc, and Pivotal Software, through successful product launches and market penetration strategies. He has also served on the board of directors or as a strategic advisor to various organizations, such as Lake Washington Computing, Smartlabs, Mediarails by Impact, AxonVR (now HaptX), and Vulcan Capital.