ROBERT YOUNGJOHNS President of North American Sales & Marketing Corporate Vice President Microsoft Corp.

Robert Youngjohns is president, North America Sales & Marketing and corporate vice president for Microsoft, and oversees a sales force of over 8,500.

Youngjohns brings more than 30 years experience in sales, marketing and strategic business development. Prior to joining Microsoft, Youngjohns served as president and chief executive officer of Callidus Software, Inc., a publicly traded company and leading provider of sales management software based in San Jose, CA. Before joining Callidus, Youngjohns spent 10 years at Sun Microsystems, where in his last role as executive vice president of Global Sales, he was responsible for Sun's worldwide sales organization. He also spent 18 years in various roles at IBM.

Youngjohns received a M.A. with Honors in Physics and Philosophy from Oxford University. Youngjohns plans to move to Seattle with his wife, where he will continue to pursue his hobbies of sailing and learning how to fly.