Vikram is the Chief Product Officer for Microsoft's AI+R New Experiences and Technologies organization. He manages the Growth & Strategy, Product Management, Design, Engineering Quality & Compliance teams for NExT, including Microsoft Healthcare NExT. Vikram's recent startup work involved transforming research technologies like machine translation into high value developer and user experiences. He was responsible for shaping the product direction and business strategy for Microsoft's translation platform used by major Microsoft products and partners.

Prior to his current role, Vikram's resume at Microsoft includes stints in multiple planning, product management and business strategy roles across teams like Location Based Services, Phone & Consumer Mobile and Emerging Markets. Before joining Microsoft, he was responsible for designing award-winning consumer products for Mac and Linux at Real Networks and played a key role in their open source strategy. Vikram also had earlier experiences at an innovation laboratory, did research work in social & human computing, graduated with honors from Caltech, and started his first company through an NSF entrepreneurial fellowship program. Combining over a decade of extensive strategy experience with deep technical and design background, Vikram brings a unique perspective to product development.