About
Desney Tan is Corporate Vice President and Managing Director for Microsoft Research, where he oversees a multidisciplinary organization focused on artificial intelligence, systems infrastructure, and human-computer interaction. He serves on the boards of ResMed, 1910 Genetics, and the Washington Research Foundation, and holds an affiliate faculty appointment at the University of Washington. His career spans hardware and software development, applied machine learning, and health sciences, with prior work shipped across Azure, Windows, Office, Xbox Kinect, and the Microsoft Band.
Experience
- ResMedMember, Board of Directors (Nominating and Governance + Compensation committees)current2021 — presentSan Diego, California
- Washington Research FoundationMember, Board of Directors (Chair, Startup committee)current2023 — presentSeattle, Washington
- University of WashingtonAffiliate Professorcurrent2007 — presentSeattle, Washington
- SeaX VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco, California + Bangkok, Thailand
- IntuitiveXSenior Advisor and Chief Technologistcurrent2019 — presentSeattle, Washington
- AI SingaporeMember, Scientific Advisory Boardcurrent2026 — presentSingapore
- Nanyang Technological University SingaporeMember, Advisory Board (College of Computing and Data Science)current2026 — presentSingapore
- NewDaysAdvisorcurrent2024 — presentSeattle, Washington
- Proprio VisionTechnical Advisorcurrent2019 — presentSeattle, Washington
- Immortal StudiosStrategic Advisorcurrent2022 — presentLos Angeles, California
- 42Five HoldingsCo-Founder and Managing Partnercurrent2019 — presentBellevue, Washington
- AI2 IncubatorLimited Partnercurrent2022 — presentSeattle, Washington
- Jason Calacanis SyndicateAngel Investorcurrent2013 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Alliance of AngelsAngel Investorcurrent2014 — presentGreater Seattle Area
- Seattle Angel ConferenceAngel Investorcurrent2013 — presentGreater Seattle Area
- MicrosoftCorporate Vice President and Managing Director, Microsoft Research2023 — 2026Redmond, Washington
- MicrosoftVice President and Managing Director, Microsoft Health Futures2021 — 2023Redmond, Washington & Cambridge, UK
- MicrosoftManaging Director, Microsoft Healthcare2015 — 2021Redmond, Washington & Herzliya, Israel
- MicrosoftSenior Director, Medical Devices Group2014 — 2015Redmond, Washington
- MicrosoftPrincipal Research Manager, Computational User Experiences Group2007 — 2014Redmond, Washington
Education
- Carnegie Mellon UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computer Science1999 — 2004
- University of Notre DameBachelor of Science (Summa Cum Laude), Computer Engineering1993 — 1996
- St Frederick High SchoolHigh School (Valedictorian)1989 — 1993
Colleagues at SeaX Ventures
Alexander An
Fellow '24 at SeaX Ventures
Andrew Barnett
Fellow '21 at SeaX Ventures
Anshul Khazanchi Sinha
Fellow '23 at SeaX Ventures
Chinedum Umachi
Fellow '21 at SeaX Ventures
Dan Sunchu
Fellow '23 at SeaX Ventures
Dr. Piyalitt Ittichaiwong
Venture Partner at SeaX Ventures
Fern Srisomsup
Chief of Staff at SeaX Ventures
Fon Vichitmontre
Analyst at SeaX Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Desney Tan work?
- Desney Tan is Venture Partner at SeaX Ventures.
Same school
Also attended Carnegie Mellon University383
Javier SolteroSenior Venture Partner at Felicis VenturesAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel CapitalOren EtzioniVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupDiana HuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorVlad LoktevInvestor at Index VenturesJon ChuInvestor at Khosla Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at ResMed4
Also worked at AI Singapore2
Also worked at Nanyang Technological University Singapore30
Cyril EbersweilerGeneral Partner at SOSVDr Lim JuiChief Executive Officer at SGInnovateAndrew ChanFounder · Managing Partner at Atas VCCher Shen KiarAssociate at InkefKhairu RejalPartner, Singapore at Investible Climate Tech FundBoon Hwee KohChairman and General Partner at Altara Ventures
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