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Himani Agrawal

Questioner · DISC type c
Chief Operating Officer at Microsoft
📍 Gurgaon, Haryana, India

Himani Agrawal is the Chief Operating Officer for Microsoft India and South Asia, leveraging over 25 years of experience in enterprise software, sales, and partner management. An alumna of the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, she is described by peers as intelligent, passionate, and a perfectionist, focused on driving AI-first digital transformation and operational excellence.

Outside of her corporate role, Himani is passionate about fostering diversity and inclusion within the business world. She draws inspiration from youth engagement with technology, finding it deeply moving to see children from all backgrounds enthusiastically embrace learning and innovation, especially in areas like AI and environmental science.

As Microsofts Chief Partner Officer, she successfully scaled the partner ecosystem to over 20, 000 organizations across 850 cities.

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Experience
16 Years
Current Role
Chief Operating Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Personality Overview

How Himani shows up

Cautious & Analytical
Systematic
Not Easily Convinced

It is quite likely of them to ask for pricing or other concessions. They prefer to analyze every situation thoroughly.
 While they don't hesitate to ask questions, they are generally risk-averse and tend to be late adopters.

Priorities

Topics Himani cares about

Strategic AI Adoption
Her current role focuses on driving Microsoft's AI-first strategy in the region, and she actively speaks on human + AI collaboration and leadership-driven adoption for business ROI.
Partner Ecosystem Growth
Previously as Chief Partner Officer, she scaled the network to over 20, 000 partners and continues to host partner groups to foster shared learning and collaboration.
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Career

Work history

7-2025
Chief Operating Officer
Microsoft
7-2024 - 7-2025
Chief Partner Officer, Microsoft India and South Asia
Microsoft
7-2022 - 7-2024
Country Head, Azure, Microsoft India
Microsoft
3-2012 - 7-2014
Cloud and LoB Solutions Marketing - Indian Subcontinent
SAP
8-2008 - 2-2012
Product Marketing Manager - Dynamics CRM
Microsoft Corporation India Ltd
In the press

Media appearances

Microsoft elevates Himani Agrawal as COO of India & South Asia. Featured in Economic Times (Telecom)
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Himani Agrawal – Microsoft Stories India. Featured in Microsoft News
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Education
2006 - 2007
Executive Program in Business Management
Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta
1994 - 1998
B.E.
Punjab Technical University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

c

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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