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Andréa Mallard steps in as chief marketing officer at Microsoft AI
WASHINGTON: Microsoft AI has tapped Andréa Mallard as its new chief marketing officer, bringing in a seasoned operator with deep experience in product-led storytelling as the company accelerates its bet on responsible artificial intelligence.
Mallard took charge earlier this month, joining the leadership team led by Mustafa Suleyman. Her appointment signals Microsoft’s intent to shape not just the capabilities of AI, but how it is understood, trusted and adopted at scale.
In a post announcing her move, Mallard described AI as the most consequential technological shift of her lifetime, one that will shape how future generations live and work. That, she said, was precisely why she chose to join Microsoft AI, to help build technology that serves people rather than the other way around.
Mallard arrives with more than two decades of experience at the intersection of product, design and marketing. Most recently, she served as global chief marketing officer at Pinterest for over seven years, where she oversaw product marketing, design, communications, growth and an in-house creative studio. During her tenure, Pinterest scaled its user base and advertising business while sharpening its identity as a positive, discovery-led platform.
Her work at Pinterest earned repeated industry recognition, including being named to Forbes’ list of the world’s most influential CMOs, AdWeek Brand Genius and AdAge Marketer of the Year. Her teams launched several of the platform’s signature initiatives, including Pinterest Predicts, its annual trend forecast, and Pinterest Presents, its global advertiser summit.
Before Pinterest, Mallard held senior marketing roles across consumer, health and apparel brands. She was chief marketing officer at Athleta, where she helped drive double-digit growth and led the brand’s transition to B Corp status. She also served as chief marketing officer at Omada Health, a digital health company later named a World Economic Forum tech pioneer.
Earlier in her career, Mallard spent nearly eight years at design firm IDEO, where she helped establish and lead its global brand strategy practice across Europe and the US. She began her career in media and publishing, with roles at Forbes, Rodale and Canada’s CBC.
Alongside her executive role, Mallard serves as a board director at Hydrow, Kajabi and Twenty First Century Brand, and has previously advised electric mobility firm Unu Motors. She holds a master’s degree from the London School of Economics and has lived and worked across Europe and North America.
At Microsoft AI, Mallard will be responsible for shaping how the company communicates its AI ambitions to consumers, enterprises and policymakers at a time when scrutiny of the technology is intensifying.
Her brief is clear. Build belief. Earn trust. And make sure the story of AI keeps pace with its power.
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Time brings TIME100 Next franchise to India with Reliance
List to spotlight 100 emerging leaders, gala set for December 2026 in Mumbai.
MUMBAI: It’s about time India’s next wave got a global spotlight and now, it’s on the list. New York-headquartered Time is expanding its TIME100 Next franchise to India, partnering with Reliance Industries Limited to launch TIME100 Next India, its first international extension of the rising leaders platform. The announcement was made at the Time100 Gala in New York by Jessica Sibley and Nita Mukesh Ambani, signalling a strategic push to tap into India’s growing influence across sectors.
The India edition will recognise 100 emerging leaders from the country and the global Indian diaspora, spanning business, science, sports, arts and social impact. The list will be curated by Time’s editorial team and published online, continuing the franchise’s focus on identifying individuals shaping the future.
The initiative will culminate in a gala event scheduled for December 2026 at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre, anchoring the platform within India’s cultural and business ecosystem.
TIME’s broader Time100 franchise has steadily expanded its global footprint since 2021 through events and impact-led initiatives. Executives noted that India’s growing pool of influential voices and innovators made it a natural next step for the platform’s international ambitions.
For Reliance, the partnership aligns with its broader push to support emerging talent and ideas on a global stage. For Time, it marks a timely bet on India not just as a market, but as a talent engine shaping the next chapter of global leadership.
