Arun Ulagaratchagan

As the Corporate Vice President of Intelligence Platform Engineering, Arun leads product development for all Microsoft’s services that accrue data, extract intelligence, and empower a new class of data-first applications. This includes all data integration, big data analytics, messaging, and BI cloud services – PowerQuery, Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Service Bus, Azure Event Grid, Azure Event Hub, and Power BI.

Previously, as the General Manager of the APAC Cloud & Enterprise Division, Arun was responsible for growing Microsoft’s Windows Azure, Windows Server, SQL Server, and Business Intelligence businesses for Microsoft in the Asia Pacific region based out of Singapore.

Before moving to Singapore, Arun held worldwide accountability for growing Microsoft’s SQL Server business with enterprise customers.

Arun founded Think Business Networks, Inc., a vendor of specialized network management software based out of Silicon Valley. Arun grew the company profitably for six years to over 60 employees before selling his stake and heading to Stanford Graduate School of Business for his MS in Management.