Gebi is a recognized leader in the IT industry who developed considerable business acumen during 24 years of experience with multinationals, both in the US and international markets. She is currently General Manager at Microsoft, China, though she allocates a portion of her time to help other leaders from the IT industry and beyond.

With a career that includes 15 years at Intel and 8 years with Microsoft, Gebi has honed her skill to articulate strategic vision and product/service differentiation. She has developed an outstanding capability to clearly articulate her vision to both internal and external audiences. She projects tremendous credibility because of her strong technical background, which includes 10 years of immersive work with the world-leading public cloud platform, and software expertise based on 20 years of practice in various software related positions from development, customer support and IT infrastructure. Her rise from engineering to leadership was driven by her excellent people and leadership skills, where she has a proven record in of building world-class engineering and R&D teams in cross-cultural environments.

Gebi is a results-oriented leader with a reputation for initiating, evangelizing, and executing ideas. She always brings high energy, passion and empathy to everything she does. For her coachees, she excels at developing communication skills, project/program and stakeholder management skills and driving organizational change.

Gebi holds a Masters degree in Computer Science from William & Mary College. She is a certified coach and a RedHat Certified Engineer (RHCE). She has two children and currently lives in Shanghai with her husband. In her spare time, she loves to exercise, practice yoga, and Zumba dancing. She has long enjoyed reading and traveling around the world with a spirit of curiosity.