Erik Arnold

Erik Arnold is currently the General Manager and Chief Technology Officer of Microsoft Philanthropies, a position he has held since August 2023.1 He leads the end-to-end engineering strategy and execution for Microsoft's nonprofit products in the Tech for Social Impact team.1

Prior to his current role, Arnold served as:

1. Chief Technology Officer for Tech for Social Impact at Microsoft (October 2017 - August 2023)1
2. CIO at PATH, a global health nonprofit (March 2009 - September 2017)1
3. Various leadership roles at Corbis, including Vice President of Technology Services (2006 - 2008)1

Arnold has a passion for applying technology solutions to the nonprofit sector.2 At Microsoft, he leads the company's commercial software strategy for the nonprofit sector, overseeing donations of over $2 billion USD in software, cash, and services to over 240,000 nonprofits worldwide annually.3

He holds a BA from The Evergreen State College and an MA from Brown University.1 Arnold is active in various technology communities and serves on the boards of several social impact organizations.2