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Ester Marie Bergen

Commander · DISC type D
Senior Product Manager, Office Platform Extensibility at Microsoft
📍 Seattle, Washington, United States

Ester is a Senior Product Manager at Microsoft on the Office Platform Extensibility team, focused on launching new products. She holds an MBA from the University of Virginias Darden School and has a background in engineering, with previous experience at Booz Allen and Goldman Sachs.

Outside of work, she is passionate about using technology to connect people and supports STEAM education initiatives. Colleagues describe her as an empathetic, brilliant, and dedicated mentor who excels at solving complex problems while lifting others up and fostering their confidence.

During a Microsoft Hackathon, she helped create a prototype app specifically designed to reduce the mental load for mothers.

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Experience
14 Years
Current Role
Senior Product Manager, Office Platform Extensibility
Job Level
Middle
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States
Personality Overview

How Ester shows up

Very Quick
Impact-Driven
Decisive

They are not always relationship oriented. More than the product, they care about the impact of the product. They like to move fast and expect the same from others.

Priorities

Topics Ester cares about

Office Platform Extensibility
Her current team focuses on integrating partner services directly into applications like Excel and PowerPoint to create new user experiences and functionality.
Human-centric Technology
She is passionate about creating new experiences to connect people and technology, aiming to create an "enhanced existence" through devices and data.
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Career

Work history

7-2023
Senior Product Manager, Office Platform Extensibility
Microsoft
9-2019 - 7-2023
Senior Product Manager, Microsoft Teams
Microsoft
3-2019 - 9-2019
Senior Program Manager, Mixed Reality
Microsoft
8-2015 - 5-2017
MBA Candidate
University of Virginia Darden School of Business
5-2016 - 8-2016
Product Marketing Manager MBA Intern, Cloud and Enterprise
Microsoft
In the press

Media appearances

Ester Bergen – Microsoft 365 Developer Blog. Featured in Microsoft 365 Developer Blog
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Education
2015 - 2017
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
University of Virginia Darden School of Business
2004 - 2008
BS
Carnegie Mellon University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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