New Microsoft India Head: In today’s era, women are making their strong identity in every field, be it technology, business or leadership. In this series, another name has rapidly come into the headlines, but who is he to whom Microsoft has entrusted such a big responsibility of India and South Asia? Actually, we are talking about Aparajita Puri. Recently Microsoft has appointed him as its new Managing Director for India and South Asia. So let’s know about Aparajita Puri.
Who is Aparajita Puri?
Aparajita Puri is originally from Delhi and currently lives in Gurugram. He has studied from prestigious institutions in the country and abroad. She graduated in Economics from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi, where she also served as the Vice President of Placement Cell. After this he did MBA in Finance from Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi. He further studied Public Policy from Oxford University.
How Aparajita Puri’s career started
Aparajita Puri has worked as the Chief of Staff at Microsoft before becoming the Managing Director. During this period, he played an important role in formulating the company’s strategy along with India and South Asia President Puneet Chandhok. He has good experience in marketing, sales and strategy. He started his career as an Associate in McKinsey & Company in the year 2014 and gradually progressed to take on many big responsibilities.
What responsibilities will you handle at Microsoft?
As Managing Director, Aparajita Puri’s main focus will be on growing Microsoft’s cloud computing and Artificial Intelligence (AI) business. Given the rapid digital transformation taking place in India, she will work closely with the government and private companies. Their goal will be to make Microsoft’s modern technology and services easily accessible to even the smallest businesses.
What did Aparajita Puri say on her new responsibility?
Sharing the post on her LinkedIn profile, Aparajita Puri thanked her colleagues and mentors at McKinsey. Regarding his new role, he said that today technology and business are changing rapidly and this is a great time to learn. He also said that he is excited to learn something new and contribute to building a better India. According to him, the success of the company is the result of the vision of its leaders and now he is fully prepared to take the company forward with them.
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