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Robin Cole

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Vice President, Engineering, Industry Solution Engineering at Microsoft
📍 Redmond, Washington, United States

Robin is a Vice President of Engineering at Microsoft, leading a global team to design and deliver generative AI solutions. Her 25-year career includes key roles at Sony and Apple, and colleagues describe her as focused, results-driven, and an excellent communicator. She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of San Francisco.

Robin is passionate about developing strong partnerships and delivering exceptional customer experiences. She thrives in dynamic, fast-paced environments and draws energy from empowering her teams to innovate and succeed. She has a stated professional interest in IoT, cloud services, and artificial intelligence.

In a prior role as COO of an IoT technology company, she scaled a sales team to drive $20M in revenue, achieving 45% year-over-year growth.

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Experience
26 Years
Current Role
Vice President, Engineering, Industry Solution Engineering
Job Level
Senior
Location
Redmond, Washington, United States
Personality Overview

How Robin shows up

Charismatic
Persuasive
Assertive

They are charming and have the ability to align others behind their decisions. They do not mind taking risks and can make hard decisions, if necessary. They like to keep things under control.

Priorities

Topics Robin cares about

AI in Telco
Frequently speaks on how telco operators like AT&T and Telefónica are using AI and "Hypervelocity Engineering" to modernize operations and accelerate innovation.
Generative AI Solutions
Her current role at Microsoft is explicitly focused on leading a team that designs, develops, and delivers generative AI solutions for production environments.
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Career

Work history

7-2024
Vice President, Engineering, Industry Solution Engineering
Microsoft
3-2017 - 7-2024
GM, Technical Program Manager, Commercial SW Engineering
Microsoft
7-2016 - 3-2017
Sr, Director, DX
Microsoft
12-2015 - 7-2016
Chief Operating Officer
UIEVOLUTION, INC
5-2014 - 12-2015
VP, Marketing and Global Business Development
GLOBAL EAGLE ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED
In the press

Media appearances

Ep 122 – Microsoft’s Hypervelocity Engineering (Podcast). Featured in Spotify
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Ep 122 – Microsoft’s Hypervelocity Engineering for Telcos (Podcast). Featured in TelcoDR
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Education
8-1997 - 5-2000
Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA
University of San Francisco
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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