Tech Moves: Microsoft Research gets a new leader; Amazon head joins AI startup; JPMorgan exec departing
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By Lisa Stiffler
Published on March 11, 2026.
Igor Tsyganskiy has been appointed executive vice president of Microsoft Research (MSR), replacing Peter Lee who will step down to become president of MSR. Tsygankiy's role will focus on advances in AI-enabled virtual patients, populations and labs, as well as medical research. Lee, who was previously a computer science professor at Carnegie Melon University, will continue as the tech giant’s global chief information security officer. Other notable developments include the departure of Mamtha Banerjee as leader of JPMorgan Chase's Seattle Tech Center. Vivian Sun is leaving her role as head of automated driving at Amazon and will join Genesis AI, a robotics company based in Palo Alto and Paris. Jessica Nguyen is now president, chief strategy and legal officer for New York-based company using AI to support legal work.
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