Sanjay Parthasarathy

I'm CEO of a startup called Indix.

I was at Microsoft for 19 years.

I was corporate VP of Developer & Platform Evangelism from 2000 to 2007. We built D&PE from 0 to over 1,500 people worldwide and grew Microsoft’s developer tools business from $500 m to $1 billion. Along the way, we launched .NET.

My last role was as corporate VP of the Startup Business Accelerator, a new division.

I was Regional Director, Microsoft South Asia from 1996 to 1998 and directed Bill Gates’ first trip to India in 1997. This hugely successful visit led to a massive expansion of Microsoft’s investments in India and had a catalytic effect on the Indian software industry.

I've run microsoft.com and the Internet security product unit. I started out at Microsoft on Windows multimedia and Interactive TV.

I have a master's in engineering from MIT, a master's in management from MIT Sloan School and a bachelor's in mechanical engineering from College of Engineering, Chennai. I was on the Executive Board of the MIT Sloan School for six years.

I captained the Anna University cricket team in 1985 and have represented Tamil Nadu state and South Zone in under-19 cricket (1982) and under-15 cricket (1980). I have also represented Tamil Nadu in under-22 cricket.

I was the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) junior school cricketer of the year in 1980 and won the S.W. de Allwis Trophy.

I have played for Madras Cricket Club and Young Men’s Association in TNCA's first division league.

The Seattle Art Museum did a show of my collection of Indian art.