In this interview, we discuss the importance of being in a company whose products you believe in, understand, and can talk credibly about, and how Sharon’s background as a software engineer helps her as a CIO. We discuss how the distinction between what goes on inside the walls of a company and how the product is delivered is becoming increasingly blurred, Sharon’s decision to get an MBA to better understand how business people think, and how Juniper uses the cloud and AI. Lastly, we discuss how Juniper has responded to the pandemic, the measures it has taken to keep its employees safe, Sharon’s experience being onboarded during the pandemic, among a variety of other topics.