Jane Meseck

Jane has served the nonprofit and humanitarian sectors for 30 years. Formerly Sr. Director for Microsoft Philanthropies, Jane was a leader in Microsoft’s social impact work for over 24 years. As Microsoft’s Global Lead for Humanitarian, she led programs and partnerships supporting international humanitarian organizations and the communities they serve, respond to, and rebuild from the crisis.

Jane has been a fixture in the nonprofit tech segment, leading Microsoft’s effort to help nonprofits and humanitarian organizations adopt and use technology for missions. She led Microsoft technology donations for over 20 years scaling donations to 235 countries and $1B FMV. She helped build NTEN and supported TechSoup's growth as the premier global online nonprofit resource. In 2017, Jane helped create Microsoft’s Tech for Social Impact team bringing together the best of Microsoft’s commercial ecosystem with renowned philanthropy programs. In July 2020, Jane formed a new Philanthropies team to help expand humanitarian efforts to empower humanitarian organizations and crisis-affected communities thru technology, including AI for Humanitarian Action. In 2018, Jane received NTEN’s Lifetime Achievement Award recognizing her role in shaping the field of nonprofit technology.