Ira
Gleser
Director, Industry Executive
Microsoft
Ira is an accomplished marketing, communications, and business development professional with a proven track record of leveraging data, analysis and insights to create successful integrated marketing programs and campaigns, brand experiences, and industry engagement thought leadership programs across all media channels that engage target audiences in person, in print and online, grow businesses, and build brand loyalty.
With over twenty years of restaurant and retail industry experience as a supplier partner and consultant – including 16 years at The Coca-Cola Company - Ira has successfully collaborated with and delivered value as a trusted business partner to a number of leading brands in these industries. He has built a reputation for developing robust relationships with clients and customers, strategic partners, agencies and media firms, and key business stakeholders.
In his current role as Director, Industry Executive at Microsoft, Ira is leveraging his deep industry experience along with Microsoft’s expertise to bring restaurant and c-store customers insights, ideas and innovative solutions that will help drive growth through digitally transforming their businesses.
A long-time resident of Atlanta, Ira received his BBA in Economics at the University of Georgia and his MBA in Marketing at George Washington University.
With over twenty years of restaurant and retail industry experience as a supplier partner and consultant – including 16 years at The Coca-Cola Company - Ira has successfully collaborated with and delivered value as a trusted business partner to a number of leading brands in these industries. He has built a reputation for developing robust relationships with clients and customers, strategic partners, agencies and media firms, and key business stakeholders.
In his current role as Director, Industry Executive at Microsoft, Ira is leveraging his deep industry experience along with Microsoft’s expertise to bring restaurant and c-store customers insights, ideas and innovative solutions that will help drive growth through digitally transforming their businesses.
A long-time resident of Atlanta, Ira received his BBA in Economics at the University of Georgia and his MBA in Marketing at George Washington University.