Doug Burgum led Great Plains Software, which Microsoft purchased in 2001. Burgum then went on to head Microsoft’s business-software unit until 2007.

Doug Burgum, the North Dakota governor and a former Microsoft executive, is one of the lesser-known politicians to seek the 2024 Republican nomination for president ...

Doug Burgum's admirers describe a visionary and brilliant communicator. ... Burgum later sold the company to Microsoft in 2001, a move that made him Microsoft's senior vice president until 2007.

Doug Burgum will leave his position at Microsoft today, ending a chapter that began 24 years ago. In a statement, Burgum said he's grateful for the opportunity he's had to work with partners ...

SEATTLE (AP) - Microsoft Corp. said Tuesday that Doug Burgum, the head of its division that makes specialized software for small- and mid-sized businesses, is stepping down and will be ...

North Dakota Gov. John Hoeven, left, presents the Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Award to philanthropist and former Microsoft Corp. executive Doug Burgum Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, in Fargo, N.D.

Burgum’s task is to raise Microsoft’s profile. After his keynote Monday, Burgum met with IDG News Service to discuss the fading of Green and MBS’ strategy to increase its market heft ...

Doug Burgum, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be the next Secretary of the Interior, is set to face his Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday.. Trump nominated the former North Dakota ...

Doug Burgum: From Fargo, to Microsoft, to the White House in 2024? North Dakota’s governor on his presidential bid, the politics of energy, and why he prefers to stay out of the culture wars. By .

Doug Burgum was today named to the newly created post of chairman of Microsoft Business Solutions. He had previously served as senior vice president of MBS. The appointment was announced from ...

In reorganizing the leadership of its business applications division, Microsoft last week said that Doug Burgum, senior vice president responsible for Microsoft Business Solutions (MBS), will ...

Doug Burgum (C) Microsoft senior vice president, is flanked by two of the Danish software company Navision's principal shareholders Preben Damgaard (L) and Jesper Balser (R) at a press conference ...