He started working at Microsoft in 2001 as a reliability component manager after graduating from IIT Madras, and in 2021 he was named corporate vice president for Windows and Silicon & Systems Integration.
Microsoft has appointed Pavan Davuluri, a veteran of the company, to head the teams responsible for Windows and Surface devices. Mikhail Parakhin led a new team that concentrated on Windows and web experiences, while the Indian American took over the Surface silicon and device work six months ago. Since Parakhin has “decided to explore new roles,” Davuluri will now oversee both Windows and Surface, as reported by The Verge.
Davuluri’s promotion “occurs a week after Microsoft announced it was appointing Mustafa Suleyman, a former co-founder of DeepMind, to lead a new division called Microsoft AI,” according to CNBC.
The Verge revealed that Microsoft is now reuniting its Windows and devices teams, citing an internal memo from the company’s head of experiences and devices, Rajesh Jha. The company will be able “to take a holistic approach to building silicon, systems, experiences, and devices that span Windows client and cloud for this AI era,” according to Jha, as a result of this merger.
Davuluri, a graduate of IIT Madras, started working at Microsoft in 2001 as a Reliability Component Manager. Over his 23-year career at the company, he has worked on Windows, Surface, and PC and Xbox hardware in a variety of leadership roles. In 2021, he assumed the position of corporate vice president for Silicon & Systems Integration and was in charge of managing the Windows optimisation for Arm-based device initiatives. He completed his post-graduation studies at the University of Maryland, per his LinkedIn profile.
Jha also described other modifications to the organization’s structure that have occurred since Suleyman was hired. Davuluri will be the boss of Shilpa Ranganathan’s team, who has been Microsoft’s Windows CVP since April 2022 and has over 15 years of corporate experience. Reporting to Ribas will be Fatima Kardar, a CVP of AI infrastructure and partnerships with over 22 years of experience at Microsoft. Reporting to Suleyman, Rukmini Iyer, a 13-year Microsoft veteran and CVP of Microsoft Advertising product engineering, will oversee Advertising and become a member of the Microsoft AI leadership team. On the other hand, Weiqing Tu, the CVP in charge of the Microsoft Start content feed product, and engineer Paul Viola will answer to Iyer.
