Kavita Kamani

I am an experienced Product Leader with 23+ years of Microsoft. I work full-time as the Partner Director of Product Management on the Supply Chain Engineering team at Microsoft. My team powers the Microsoft’s Cloud and Device Supply Chains which bring hardware devices and cloud services to Microsoft’s consumer and commercial customers. I started as a developer and moved into a PM role while pursuing her MBA at University of Washington. I love being able to influence and define product strategy, and obsesses about customer needs. I am on the Founding Advisory Board of the UW Product Management Center. As a PM, I started on developer products (.NET Developer Platform), and then focused on communication, collaboration and productivity solutions for Information Workers. A few of the products where I've left a mark are Lync/Skype for Business, Microsoft Teams, OneDrive and SharePoint. I am passionate about growing the representation of women in technology, and have been involved in driving initiatives within Microsoft and also externally with organizations such as Women in Product, IGNITE (Inspire Girls Now In Technology Education), and UW Product Management Center. On the personal front, I am married and a mother of two young and energetic kids, and love sports (avid runner, biker, skier, hiker and mountaineer). I co-lead the Team Asha Seattle Climbing Program (https://seattle.ashanet.org/team-asha/climb/) and am a lead climber, training aspiring climbers for big mountain climbs while raising funds for Asha for Education. I am also a certified coach and have a coaching practice that you can learn more about at www.findyourarete.com. Connect with me on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/kavitak)