Xbox has appointed a Black woman president for the first time in its history.

Sarah Bond recently made history in the gaming industry when she was appointed President of Xbox, a division of Microsoft that generates around $16 billion annually. Her appointment to the role is a testament to her years of experience in corporate leadership.

A Yale and Harvard Business School graduate, Sarah has held various senior roles, including Corporate Vice President of the brand, Senior Vice President at T-Mobile, and an Associate Partner at McKinsey. She is also a board member for the USC School of Cinematic Arts, Entertainment Software Association, Zuora, and CHEGG.

As Corporate Vice President of the Xbox brand, Sarah was instrumental in developing and commercializing products and services for game creators and partners, as well as directing strategy, policy, mergers & acquisitions, and integration. She worked with thousands of developers and partners to bring games to players on console, PC, mobile, and the cloud.

In her new role as President of Xbox, Sarah will oversee software and hardware platforms, player and creator experiences, platform engineering, strategy, business planning, data and analytics, and business development. This includes the redesigned disc-less Xbox Series X slated to be released in 2024 and the next-gen hybrid Xbox console in 2028.

Sarah has dedicated her career to transforming cultures, rearchitecting organizations, accelerating businesses, and, most importantly, empowering others to do the same. You can follow her journey on Twitter and LinkedIn.

This news was first reported by blackbusiness.com.

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