Matthew Kerner

Chief Technology Officer & Corporate Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Solutions, Microsoft

Search every verified Matthew Kerner interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Matthew Kerner, Chief Technology Officer and Corporate Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Solutions at Microsoft, has been involved in the company's blockchain and financial services initiatives. In a 2018 interview, Kerner discussed Microsoft's Coco Framework, which uses trusted execution environments for consortium blockchain networks. He described potential applications in supply-chain finance, noting that sharing verifiable data about past performance could help suppliers obtain better trade-finance loan terms. Kerner also referenced the Microsoft Ireland case, in which the company fought to require warrants in the jurisdiction where data is held. In a 2022 session on Microsoft Cloud for Financial Services, Kerner highlighted features of the platform, including a unified customer profile application that provides a holistic view of customers' life events, financial holdings, and family connections. He also demonstrated a loan tracker application that displays the status of loans across verification, processing, and closing stages, along with details on involved parties and their assets and liabilities.