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Ray Smith

Go-getter · DISC type d
CVP, Agent 365, Product at Microsoft
📍 Greater Seattle Area, United States

Ray Smith leads Microsofts Agent 365 initiative as Corporate Vice President, focusing on the next generation of AI business applications. An experienced entrepreneur, he co-founded Datahug, an AI platform acquired by SAP. He holds both Bachelors and Masters degrees in Engineering from University College Dublin.

Ray has a deep-seated passion for leveraging cutting-edge technology to solve complex business problems, a theme that has defined his career from his startup days to his current moonshot projects. His work focuses on innovation, disruption, and driving customer value through AI-powered solutions.

Unique fact: Ray co-authored a publication on using brain-computer interfaces to control immersive 3-D gaming environments.

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Experience
24 Years
Current Role
CVP, Agent 365, Product
Location
Greater Seattle Area, United States
Personality Overview

How Ray shows up

Challenger
Vision Oriented
Self-Confident

They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully. They can be nudged to make faster decisions by offering what they value. They focus on objectivity in a pitch and pay little attention to bells and whistles.

Priorities

Topics Ray cares about

AI Agent Platforms
He is currently leading Microsoft's Agent 365, a major initiative to create a control plane for managing AI agents across the enterprise ecosystem.
Tech Entrepreneurship
Co-founded the AI revenue platform Datahug, which was later acquired by SAP, and is a limited partner at GTMfund.
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Career

Work history

3-2026
CVP, Agent 365, Product
Microsoft
8-2023 - 3-2026
VP, Autonomous Agents
Microsoft
8-2021 - 8-2023
VP, Sustainability, Supply Chain & Field Service Solutions
Microsoft
1-2021
Limited Partner
GTMfund
9-2019 - 8-2021
GM, Dynamics 365 Sales
Microsoft
In the press

Media appearances

Microsoft's VP of AI Agents on the New Era of Work and Software. Featured in Spotify
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Ep 492: Microsoft Copilot's New Agents: Insider tips how to make .... Featured in Spotify
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Education
2002 - 2004
Masters of Digital Signal Processing
University College Dublin
1998 - 2002
Bachelors of Engineering (B.E.)
University College Dublin
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Dominance (D)

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