Microsoft Appoints Sarah Bond As The New President Of Xbox, Making Her The First Black Woman In The Role At A Major Gaming Company

Sarah Bond is the first Black woman to become President of XBOX.

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Microsoft has appointed Sarah Bond as the president of Xbox.

Bond has been with Microsoft for almost seven years. In 2017, she joined the company as a Corporate Vice President of Gaming Partnerships and Business Development.

In addition, she has been the leader of Microsoft’s Diversity & Inclusion Initiative as well as executive sponsor of Blacks @ Microsoft Employee Resource Group. Under her new role overseeing the entire Xbox ecosystem, Bond will be over Xbox’s hardware and software platforms, the outlet details. Additionally, she will take charge of leading the future of the brand that could potentially “include a redesigned disc-less Xbox Series X next year and a next-gen hybrid console in 2028,” per The Verge.