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Upon graduation, Elizabeth Gartner was encouraged by her favorite professors to consider studying for a master’s degree in human resources and industrial relations. She took their advice and excelled at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Gartner had the opportunity to work in a variety of both private and public businesses. Previously serving as a learning and development program intern at Microsoft, she later joined the company as a business analyst for global human resource operations in 2012. During her time at Microsoft, she has collaborated with globally diverse teammates, supported a corporate vice president with a growing 500-person team, onboarded a new service center in Mexico City, Mexico, and built an employee experience strategy for the 125,000-person company.

She held multiple roles including human resource manager for Microsoft Business Solutions, operations program manager and account manager for global human resource operations. Her diverse experiences have helped her pursue her passion of improving experiences and empowering employees in her role as program manager, employee experiences.