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Shyam Sankaran

Evaluator · DISC type cds
Account Executive at Microsoft
📍 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Shyam Sankaran is an Account Director at Microsoft, where he helps digital startups and ISVs scale by leveraging the Azure platform. With a background that includes business development at AWS and sales leadership at Western Digital, he possesses deep expertise in go-to-market strategy and building technology adoption roadmaps for clients.

He holds a PGDM from XLRI Jamshedpur and a BE from Delhi College of Engineering. His professional focus is on fostering growth within the Indian startup community, particularly in emerging technology sectors like AI, fintech, and health-tech.

Unique fact: Despite now championing Microsoft Azure, he holds multiple AWS certifications, including AWS Technical Proficiency, showcasing his broad expertise across major cloud platforms.

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Experience
15 Years
Current Role
Account Executive
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Personality Overview

How Shyam shows up

Thorough Evaluator
Hard To Convince
Quality Focused

They focus on the results, but can still be quite procedural and analytical about how to get there They are not very likely to become strong advocates of your product or service They have a unique set of diverse traits where they are decisive and methodical but can sometimes be extra cautious and skeptical

Priorities

Topics Shyam cares about

Startup Scaling
His current role at Microsoft is focused on helping startups scale up using the Azure platform and navigating the stakeholder eco-system.
AI Adoption
He is actively involved in AI immersion workshops for startups and engages with founders in the AI space, using hashtags like #AIFirst in his communications.
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Career

Work history

12-2022
Account Executive
Microsoft
5-2021 - 12-2022
Business Development Manager
Amazon Web Services
8-2020 - 5-2021
National Lead, Smart Cities & System Integrators - Enterprise
Western Digital
7-2017 - 8-2020
Regional Sales and Business Development Mgr, South India
Western Digital
4-2014 - 6-2017
Program Management & Strategy
SanDisk, a Western Digital Brand
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2012 - 2014
PGDM
XLRI Jamshedpur
2006 - 2010
BE
Delhi College of Engineering
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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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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