Dean Hachamovitch

Dean Jacob Hachamovitch is a former corporate vice president in charge of the Internet Explorer team at Microsoft.

As of December 2025, he was appointed the mayor of Clyde Hill, Washington by the City Council, having previously been a City Councillor.

Early life and education Dean Hachamovitch was born to Shoshana and Dr. Moshe Hachamovitch in New York City. His mother was an office manager at Alpha Surgical Enterprises, while his father was an obstetrician and gynaecologist and an assistant professor at Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

Dean Hachamovitch holds a Bachelor of Arts in mathematics from Harvard University.

Career Hachamovitch joined Microsoft after graduating from Harvard in 1990. He had also worked on Microsoft Office. Later, he became the general manager of the Internet Explorer Team.

During his career at Microsoft, Hachamovitch has been involved in the invention of several technologies which were subsequently patented by Microsoft, including AutoComplete, AutoCorrect and progress animation.

Personal life Dean Hachamovitch married Joan Morse in October 1993, when they both worked at Microsoft. The couple has three children.