About
Former CTO of Media and Entertainment at Microsoft, where he led cloud production strategy, AI-driven workflows, and enterprise media partnerships.
Experience
- Hallstone VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2026 — presentLos Angeles Metropolitan Area
- Secret LevelInterim Chief Technology Officercurrent2025 — presentPortland, Oregon Metropolitan Area
- Alchemy CreationsFounder & Principalcurrent2025 — presentPortland, Oregon, United States
- Slink ItStrategic Advisorcurrent2025 — present
- FlikforgeAdvisorcurrent2024 — presentPortland, Oregon, United States
- Seattle Film InstituteProfessional Advisorcurrent2024 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
- The Alliance for Media Arts + CultureMember, Board of Directorscurrent2018 — presentPortland, OR, United States
- Peachpit PressAuthor of Real World Video Compressioncurrent2007 — present
- MicrosoftCTO for Media & Entertainment, World Wide2021 — 2025Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area
- MicrosoftPrincipal Technical PM, Media & Entertainment Strategy2017 — 2021Portland, Oregon
- MicrosoftSenior SDE, TED, Consumer Apps2014 — 2017Portland, Oregon Area
- MicrosoftDeveloper Account Manager for Xbox Live2012 — 2014Portland, Oregon Area
- Techgeist, INCOnline Video Professional2012 — 2015Portland, Oregon Area
- The Diffusion GroupContributing Analyst2013 — 2014Portland, Oregon Area
- Seawell NetworksVP, Marketing & Product2011 — 2012
- Seawell NetworksChief Evangelist2010 — 2011
- Elemental TechnologiesVice President of Marketing2009 — 2010
- Inlet TechnologiesDirector of Product Management2007 — 2009
- Magnet Media FilmsDirector of Product Development2005 — 2007
- NurunSenior Project Manager2005
- Freelance Project Manger2005
- Last Exit LLCPartner & Owner of Last Exit2002 — 2005
- deependproducer2000 — 2001
- school of visual artsDigital Video Systems Administrator1999 — 2000
- Savannah College of Art and DesignVideo Facilities Coordinator1997 — 1999
Skills & more
AI in Media & Entertainment3AI Strategy3Executive Advisory2Go-to-Market StrategyProduct Management99Media Strategy3Streaming Media Infrastructure2Content MonetizationStrategic Business Advice3Artificial Intelligence (AI)4Machine Learning3Operations Management3
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Business DevelopmentTeamworkDigital MediaStrategic PartnershipsStreaming MediaWeb VideoProduct MarketingStart-upsDigital VideoVideo ProductionSocial MediaDigital StrategyLanguages Animated Gifs · English · Spanish
- Descript
- Microsoft Global Hackathon 2024 Judge — Microsoft
- FY24 Microsoft EBC Performance Excellence Award Winner — Microsoft
From Andy's professional profile.
Colleagues at Hallstone Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Andy Beach?
- Former CTO of Media and Entertainment at Microsoft, where he led cloud production strategy, AI-driven workflows, and enterprise media partnerships.
- Where does Andy Beach work?
- Andy Beach is Venture Partner at Hallstone Ventures.
- Where did Andy Beach go to school?
- Andy Beach studied at MIT Sloan School of Management (Certificate, Artificial Intelligence); Savannah College of Art and Design (BFA, Film/Video).
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Also attended Savannah College of Art and Design3
Shared employers
Also worked at Microsoft1,188
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