Her Story
About Lindsey
Lindsey Glasenapp is an accomplished technology program and change management leader with approximately 20 years of experience spanning technology, financial services, advertising, organizational transformation, and healthcare technology. She currently serves as an IT Program Manager IV at Fred Hutch, where she leads significant technology initiatives supporting a major cancer research and treatment institution. Her career includes approximately a decade at Microsoft, where she led complex technology programs involving digital transformation, organizational change, people strategy, data, automation, and early artificial intelligence and machine learning initiatives. She has also held senior program management and consulting roles focused on technology integration, business transformation, and cross-functional delivery.
Glasenapp brings a distinctly people-focused approach to technology leadership. She specializes in bringing clarity to complex problems, identifying root causes, creating practical strategies, and helping geographically and organizationally distributed teams work toward common goals. Her experience includes Agile, Waterfall, and customized delivery methodologies, organizational change management, technology implementation, stakeholder engagement, and people and culture strategy. She is a Prosci® Certified Change Practitioner and OCM Certified Change Leader, and she holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from Western Washington University. Her Microsoft career included recognition through the CFO Award for Building Transformational Technology Solutions and a CFO Award nomination for Diversity & Inclusion.
At the heart of Glasenapps leadership philosophy is the belief that technology is ultimately about people. She finds her greatest professional fulfillment not in the size or visibility of a project, but in mentoring others, helping colleagues solve problems, and positively influencing the people around her. She values honesty, hope, integrity, collaboration, resilience, and making decisions she can be proud of. Her perspective has been shaped by both professional experience and significant personal challenges, reinforcing her belief in adaptability and perseverance. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time outdoors with her children, attending their baseball and softball activities, cycling, and maintaining a large garden, where she also shares her knowledge of gardening and outdoor-space design with members of her community.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with Lindsey
01What do you attribute your success to?
I attribute my success to doing the right thing, staying true to my principles, and taking pride in my work. I do not play politics or games. I am a straight shooter, I take my work seriously, and I focus on doing a good job. I believe that consistency, integrity, and doing work that I can be proud of have been important to my career.
02What’s the best career advice you’ve ever received?
One of the most important lessons I learned came from college, when teamwork was unexpectedly the most difficult class in my business program. I initially thought the class would be easy, but because everything had to be done collaboratively, it challenged me in ways I did not expect. That experience taught me the importance of learning how to work effectively with people who have different backgrounds, experiences, priorities, and perspectives. I have carried that lesson throughout my career because program management is never something I do alone. Building strong teams and finding ways to work together effectively are essential to achieving meaningful results.
03What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
I would encourage young women to actively seek opportunities that allow them to work with people from many different backgrounds and perspectives. Working with people who have different experiences, ways of thinking, and viewpoints can lead to stronger results than working exclusively with people who have similar backgrounds. I believe that seeking out diversity, learning from others, and becoming comfortable collaborating across differences can make you a stronger professional and leader.
04What are the biggest challenges or opportunities in your field right now?
I believe AI is an incredible tool with the potential to transform technology and program management. It can empower us to uncover data, identify connections, and accomplish much more. At the same time, my concern is that AI could overshadow the interpersonal connection that remains essential to successful technology implementation. I believe the opportunity is to find the right balance: use AI to empower people and improve what we can accomplish while ensuring that technology remains tied to human judgment, independent thought, communication, and meaningful interpersonal connection. Technology should be checked and influenced by people rather than replacing the human element entirely.
05What values are most important to you in your work and personal life?
The values that matter most to me are bringing hope, being honest, taking pride in what I do, and making decisions that allow me to hold my head high. Life can be difficult, whether because of circumstances or medical crises, but I believe that what matters is being able to look back at the end of the day and know that I did the best I could. If I can give something back, positively influence another person, or add something meaningful to someone elses life, then I know I have had a good day.
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