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Pushkar Saraf

Critic · DISC type C
Director of Security - Microsoft AI at Microsoft
📍 Greater Seattle Area, United States

As Director of Security for Microsoft AI, Pushkar Saraf leads security for major products like Bing and Copilot. An alumnus of The Wharton Schools technology leadership program, he holds multiple patents in cloud security. Colleagues frequently describe him as detail-oriented, strategic, and an out-of-the-box thinker.

Pushkar contributes to the Harvard Business Review as an Advisory Council member, helping to shape its future content. He has also shown a passion for supporting and preserving traditional Indian arts, publicly celebrating the work of artists in his community.

Unique fact: Pushkar is the co-inventor on patents for multi-cloud network analysis and time-series analysis for cloud resources.

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Experience
17 Years
Current Role
Director of Security - Microsoft AI
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Greater Seattle Area, United States
Personality Overview

How Pushkar shows up

Objective Thinker
ROI Driven
Negotiator

Unless the value is proven by data, they are unlikely to value fancy features. They prefer to do logical analysis and value evidence over emotions. They enjoy working alone and do not rely on others very often.

Priorities

Topics Pushkar cares about

AI Security Frameworks
He is responsible for architecting and operationalizing secure-by-design frameworks for Microsoft's Agentic RAG AI programs, protecting billions of users.
Multi-Cloud Security
At a previous company, he built a multi-cloud security product from the ground up and holds a patent related to multi-cloud network analysis.
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Career

Work history

2-2023
Director of Security - Microsoft AI
Microsoft
5-2022 - 3-2025
HBR Advisory Council Member
Harvard Business Review
10-2020 - 2-2023
Principal Architect & Manager
Zscaler
11-2018 - 10-2020
Architect
BrainScale Inc
10-2016 - 10-2020
Founder and Director
Capital Rune
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
Exec Ed Technology Leadership
The Wharton School
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune
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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