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Aseem Datar

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Board Member at Heidrick & Struggles
📍 Greater Seattle Area, United States

Aseem Datar is Microsofts Chief Product Officer and CVP for Frontier AI Platforms & Quantum. With over two decades at Microsoft, he was instrumental in scaling the Cloud business to over $30B. He has also been a Partner at Madrona Venture Group and holds an MBA from the University of Washington.

Outside of his corporate roles, Aseem teaches business transformation at Harvard and serves on the University of Washingtons Electrical and Computer Engineering Advisory Board. He is described as an avid cricketer and sports fan who is passionate about bringing breakthrough technology to life and has worked to pass legislation for student aid programs.

Unique fact: He previously worked as a developer writing deep installer-level code before transitioning to business and product leadership.

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Experience
22 Years
Current Role
Board Member
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Greater Seattle Area, United States
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Frontier AI
Leads Microsoft's efforts in next-generation AI and Quantum, focusing on platforms that accelerate scientific discovery and engineering innovation, as seen in his work with Microsoft Discovery.
Business Transformation
He teaches business transformation at Harvard, combining his academic role with his practical experience scaling Microsoft's multi-billion dollar cloud business from its early days.
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Career

Work history

6-2026
Board Member
Heidrick & Struggles
8-2025
Chief Product Officer & Corporate Vice President
Microsoft
11-2023 - 9-2025
Vice President, Next Gen AI platform & Quantum
Microsoft
9-2021 - 11-2023
Partner
Madrona Venture Group
7-2014 - 9-2021
Chief Operating Officer, Cloud & Data Platform
Microsoft
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Education
Executive Education
Harvard Business School
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
University of Washington
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