Join us for this insightful interview with Asha Sharma where she will outline the forward direction for AI products, focusing on how they can assist administrators and IT professionals in managing costs and enhancing their operations. Asha will also highlight exciting use cases and real-world applications of AI that have emerged over the past year and a half.
Asha Sharma
CVP, Head of Product, Microsoft AI Platform
Sharma leads product development for Microsoft’s AI Platform. The AI Platform team aims to supply Microsoft’s first party teams with critical AI infrastructure and services to grow and delight our third party customer base of developers and data scientists with products ranging from Azure Machine Learning to Cognitive Services to our customizable APIs and Azure AI services. Pre-Microsoft Work Experience – Prior to Microsoft, Sharma was the Chief Operating Officer of Instacart (Nasdaq: CART) responsible for the P&L, product, design, data science, research, marketing, operations, support and new businesses. Sharma was also previously Vice President of Product at Meta overseeing multiple product groups building Messenger, Instagram Direct, Messenger Kids, Remote Presence (calling, video, etc.), and company-wide platforms. Education – Sharma earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business from University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management.