Director - Content Transformation, Worldwide Learning at Microsoft
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Monica Arés is the Director of Content Transformation at Microsoft, leading the integration of AI into intelligent learning ecosystems. Her career, spanning roles at Meta, Amazon, and Imperial College London, has focused on using XR and AI to reshape education. A Harvard graduate, she previously spent 10 years as a teacher.
Monica is deeply passionate about increasing access to education and sparking curiosity through technology. She advocates for a future where learning is more engaging, personalized, and impactful. She has a strong interest in how storytelling and immersive media can expand empathy and drive real-world action.
She was named one of the Top 100 Global Women of the Future in Emerging Tech for her innovative work.
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Experience
22 Years
Current Role
Director - Content Transformation, Worldwide Learning
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Personality Overview
How Monica shows up
Rigorous & Demanding
Thorough Evaluator
Precise But Practical
They take a lot of pride in personal achievements. They are not always relationship oriented. More than the product, they care about the impact of the product.
Priorities
Topics Monica cares about
AI in Learning
Currently focused on building AI-driven personalization and adaptive content delivery systems at Microsoft and previously developed AI avatars for learning at Imperial College London.
Immersive Education
A core career focus, she led Meta's $150M Immersive Learning initiative and believes XR technology is key to fundamentally transforming how people learn.
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Career
Work history
2-2025
Director - Content Transformation, Worldwide Learning
Microsoft
8-2023 - 2-2025
Executive Director of Innovation, Digital Education, and Analytics (IDEA) Lab
Imperial College Business School
10-2022
Founder
Th3 Third Door
1-2017 - 1-2023
Head of Meta Immersive Learning
Meta
1-2017 - 8-2021
Head of Education Partnerships
Facebook
In the press
Media appearances
Monica Arés – Director Content Transformation, Microsoft (Speaker Profile). Featured in Awexr
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