Gouri Shankar Praharaj
Director Cloud & AI Platforms - Microsoft India | GSI & ITES
- Role
- Director Solution Sales - Azure, Gsi & Ites at Microsoft
- Location
- Bengaluru, KA, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Gouri Shankar Praharaj
With over two decade of experience in sales and account management, I currently serve as Director for Cloud and AI platforms at Microsoft India. My focus is on developing and leading a high-performing team to drive AI led transformation,modernize infrastructure, and enable industry-priority scenarios for global system integrators (GSIs) and the ITES industry. Committed to fostering collaboration and empowering innovation, I bring a results-driven yet inclusive approach to align with Microsoft’s mission of enabling every organization to achieve more. At Microsoft, I lead initiatives to grow solution opportunity revenue and expand market share by executing migration, modernisation, analytics & AI strategies for GSI’s and ITES industry. By leveraging expertise in solution sales and account management, I collaborate with my team to deliver impactful solutions that address industry needs. My role centers on creating value for our customers while driving AI led transformation and innovation through Azure technologies.
Experience
Director Solution Sales - Azure, Gsi & Ites
Jun 2021 — Present · Bengaluru, IN
Lead a high-performing team to drive AI-led transformation and modernize infrastructure for GSIs and ITES. • Develop and execute strategies for migration, modernization, analytics, and AI, expanding market share. • Foster collaboration and empower innovation to align with Microsoft’s mission of enabling organizations to achieve more.
Education
Utkal University
B.E, Electrical Engineering
1998 — 2002
GITAM Institute of Foreign Trade
Masters in International Business, International Business
2003 — 2005
Skills
- Account Management
- Sales
- Key Account Management
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