Brief Bio
Oliver R. Bell
Regional Technology Officer, Microsoft Asia Pacific
As Regional Technology Officer, Oliver is responsible for Microsoft’s technology policy initiatives and engagements with Government and Academic leaders across Asia and Australasia. Through this bi-directional dialog, he ensures that the unique needs of these constituencies are reflected in Microsoft’s technology and development strategies.
Prior to this position Oliver spent seven years at Microsoft’s corporate headquarters in Redmond, Washington. Most recently he held the position of Director for Government Interoperability Programs and Projects, working with Microsoft’s global network of subsidiaries to define replicable ways in which Governments could implement cross departmental services for citizens and businesses. In addition Oliver and his group were also responsible for establishing programs through which Governments globally are able to share and reuse best practice and solution based intellectual property.
Before joining Microsoft in 1995, Oliver spent several years building his own consultancy company that focused on delivering architectural and technical services to major financial institutions and insurance companies in the United Kingdom.
Oliver was born in Blackburn, England
You can read some of Oliver’s thoughts on activity and news in the software industry on his blog at http://osrin.net