Roger Barga

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DISC Type : Di

Senior Vice President, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning | Oracle Cloud Infrastructure at Oracle

Seattle, Washington, United States

Overview

Roger Barga is the Senior VP of AI & ML at Oracle Cloud, with a distinguished career leading cloud, data, and machine learning businesses at Microsoft and AWS. He holds a PhD from Oregon Health & Science University and is described by colleagues as a strong technical mentor with clarity and humility.

Fueled by a passion for solving complex problems with data, he transitioned from biomedical sciences to a career in technology. He is dedicated to making data science accessible, having co-authored a book on the subject and serving as an Affiliate Professor at the University of Washington.

Unique fact: He founded and led the AWS Robotics and Autonomous Services division, launching AWS RoboMaker to scale intelligent robotics development.

Personality Overview

Risk-Accepting

Impact-Oriented

Conviction Driven

They measure a product on its merit but can be influenced by strong testimonials.  They respond well to objective pitches but also attach some value to relationships. They usually prefer to drive the conversation.

Topics They Care About

Enterprise AI/ML
His role at Oracle is centered on helping CIOs and CTOs modernize their data foundations and safely deploy machine learning at enterprise scale.
Cloud Data Platforms
He has a history of building and scaling foundational cloud services, including real-time data streaming with Amazon Kinesis and database services at Microsoft Azure.
Intelligent Robotics
He founded the AWS Robotics and Autonomous Services group, demonstrating a core interest in building and managing intelligent robotics applications at scale.

Media Appearances

Why Oracle's AI chief builds AI internally first. Featured in FastForward (BoldStart VC)

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Work History

3-2025
Senior Vice President, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning | Oracle Cloud Infrastructure at Oracle
7-2022 - 2-2025
Vice President and General Manager, Azure Database for MySQL at Microsoft
2-2021 - 7-2022
GM, AWS AI/ML, Computer Vision & AI Services, AWS at Amazon Web Services (AWS)
3-2018 - 2-2021
General Manager, AWS Robotics and Autonomous Services at Amazon Web Services (AWS)
9-2014 - 3-2018
General Manager & Director of Development, Kinesis at Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Education

1992 - 1996
PhD from Oregon Health & Science University
1985 - 1987
Science MSc from University of Idaho

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Insights For Selling To Roger

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Keep your pitch focused on the impact but insert some anecdotes into it
  • Get them to a point where they are ready to bat for your product internally
  • Look like someone who is on top of their game

DONT's

  • Don't be unorganized, be prepared for the pitch
  • Don’t be too verbose or overly friendly; a little bit, however, is fine
  • Don’t keep repeating the same information, it could make them impatient

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Roger is

  • Belief in the value of the product, relationship and a sense of accomplishment matter the most.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Roger

  • They are not shy of saying no if they do not develop trust in your product.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Roger move?

  • They can take fast decisions if they develop conviction in the product and find you trustworthy.
  • Can Roger take some risk or not?

  • They have the capability of taking risky decisions if necessary.

You And Roger

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