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The Microsoft Mafia
1,474 people came through Microsoft and went on to found or lead other companies.
Lindsay CookCampaigns Manager / Product ManagerFounded FitOnGeorg PetschniggProgram Manager, Web Services DivisionFounded FiftyThreeFang YuSenior ResearcherFounded DataVisorYinglian XieSenior ResearcherFounded DataVisorRon KimchiSDE InternFounded EonAzalia MirhoseiniResearch InternFounded Ricursive IntelligenceMark GilbertProgram Manager - Development LeadFounded ZocksBehnam NeyshaburResearch InternFounded MirendilWilliam Yang WangResearch InternFounded ChipAgentsSteven GoldfederResearch InternFounded Offchain labsJoe DuffyPartner Director, Developer Division and Microsoft ResearchFounded PulumiJoe TungProgram ManagerFounded Theorycraft GamesShruti GuptaCISO, Microsoft IdentityFounded ZaniaSiddhant GargSoftware Engineer (Dynamics 365)Founded OmliRahil ShahInternFounded ZomentumKayvan AlikhaniEngineerFounded Compliance.aiNico KlinglerBusiness Intelligence, Consumer ChannelsFounded VisoSanjay BeriSoftware Design Engineer (Internet Explorer & MS Office 97)Founded NetskopeSharvanath PathakResearch InternFounded WisdomAIVishal JoshiProductFounded JoyJason LewrisSenior Data and Applied ScientistFounded ParclHao XiaResearch InternFounded ShinamiJia YuResearch InternFounded WherobotsMo SarwatResearch InternFounded WherobotsPhillip WangMachine Learning Engineer InternFounded GatherYaron KassnerSoftware development engineer internFounded SilverfortLior ArziSenior Program Manager LeadFounded OX SecurityKristina BergmanGroup Product ManagerFounded IntegrisGal BiranBusiness Development, OEM DivisionFounded BaseBrian ElliottUser Experience DesignerFounded GatherMichael PoliResearch Scientist [ML/AI]Founded Radical NumericsRobert WahbeCorporate Vice PresidentFounded HighspotDan LorencSoftware Development EngineerFounded ChainguardBen KligerPrincipal PM ManagerFounded ZenityOliver SharpGM, Connected Server TeamFounded HighspotMadhav BhagatSDEFounded SpotdraftHenry ThompsonSoftware Engineer InternFounded ConductStephen BlumLead Software DeveloperFounded PubNubYichen WuDivision Finance Lead, Enterprise and Partners Group (EPG)Founded TesseractAnirudh JoshiApplied Scientist, Deep LearningFounded Valar LabsGabriel JonesStrategy - Customer ExperienceFounded ProprioYadhuDevelopment Lead/ManagerFounded EsperShivProgram Manager - Mobile PartnershipsFounded EsperSiddharth KhullarResearch Intern (MSR)Founded ArismachinaDaniela Braga, PhDLead Program ManagerFounded DefinedIsrael OgboleProduction Engineer @ YammerFounded zymtraceFebi Agil IfdillahMicrosoft Student PartnerFounded ElevarmPaul ValenteMCSE + IFounded Viso TrustJoni KorppiDirector, Tamperepolku startup program, startup coach, mentor & acceleratorFounded TreonBrandon WeberProgram Manager, ExcelFounded NavaHamza ZiaSoftware EngineerFounded GitStartRoshmik SahaSoftware Development EngineerFounded SkyflowTanay PratapSoftware Engineer IIFounded InvactDavid YangSoftware Development EngineerFounded Fullstack AcademyMeha AgrawalInternFounded Silk + SonderAndy HsiehResearch InternFounded MisoHajime HiroseSoftware Testing Engineer (Globalization)Founded Alphaus Cloud Resource OptimizationRuchit G GargTechnical Program ManagerFounded 9SlidesYoung ChienXBOX social media internFounded Bounty HunterDavid GodwinMicrosoft Azure Advisory BoardFounded Slingshot AerospaceIan SaundersDeveloperFounded BillforwardJosef WaltlPrincipal PM Manager, Azure Industrial IoT/ManufacturingFounded SOFTWARE DEFINED AUTOMATIONGal GolanSenior Software Engineer Team LeadFounded MineAna-Maria ConstantinSummer InternFounded CascadeMark WongProgram ManagerFounded KopperfieldSantiago BuenahoraSoftware EngineeringFounded PrimeroMaju KuruvillaSoftware EngineerFounded Spangle AINic SurpatanuDirector, EngineeringFounded TektonicPaul BryanSr. Director, Business Experiences Product Management, Windows PhoneFounded TektonicJoseph LandesWW Artifical Intelligence Sales and Marketing LeaderFounded NerdioPradeep RathinamGeneral ManagerFounded AnsweriQPhoebe YaoResearchFounded ParetoMudit GoelPrincipal Development Manager (starting as an IC)Founded ThiraEduardo IndacocheaPartner Director Search, Advertiser and Publisher PlatformFounded ScowttAnirudh BadamPrincipal Researcher & ManagerFounded Adopt AIJiangbo LuResearch InternFounded 思谋科技 (SmartMore)Chad SandersonSenior Program Manager, AI PlatformFounded GableJames FrostPrincipal Product Manager, AI Platform, Analysis & ExperimentationFounded GableNagendra KumarEngineering LeadFounded AlhenaSrikanth SatyaPrincipal, Data Platform GroupFounded QbeastPelkins AjanohProduct ManagerFounded CassVitaMichael ClaussStrategy Consultant- The Clauss GroupFounded KilgourMD, Inc.Rio AtmadjaBusiness Development InternFounded DokaiDonovan SoSenior Software EngineerFounded BricksAIAnthony NagendrarajSenior Business Analyst / Project ManagerFounded SpontivlyAnupreetTech LeadFounded BrevianStijn JansTechnical Account Manager / Service Delivery ManagerFounded IntigritiNathan MonroeElectrical Design Engineer- Xbox Sensor DevelopmentFounded Cambridge TerahertzRaghavendra (RVP) PrabhuSoftware Design EngineerFounded TeziWilli PeterAccount Executive | EnergyFounded Co ReactiveJerry SchwartzDirector, Office of International AffairsFounded EcellixDeepak VasishtResearcherFounded Worktrace AiCharles PackerInternFounded LettaAngela JiangResearch InternFounded Worktrace AiNaqqash AbbassiMentor at Microsoft for Startups GrowthX AcceleratorFounded DostPing WuResearch InternFounded Cresta
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Frequently asked questions
- What is the Microsoft mafia?
- The Microsoft mafia is the network of 1,474 people who came through Microsoft and went on to found or lead other companies, including FitOn, FiftyThree, DataVisor, Eon, Ricursive Intelligence.
- Who is in the Microsoft mafia?
- Notable members include Lindsay Cook (FitOn), Georg Petschnigg (FiftyThree), Fang Yu (DataVisor), Yinglian Xie (DataVisor), Ron Kimchi (Eon), Azalia Mirhoseini (Ricursive Intelligence), Mark Gilbert (Zocks), Behnam Neyshabur (Mirendil), among 1,474 tracked members.
- What companies did Microsoft alumni found?
- Companies founded by Microsoft alumni include FitOn, FiftyThree, DataVisor, Eon, Ricursive Intelligence, Zocks, Mirendil, ChipAgents, Offchain labs, Pulumi.