Hayete Gallot

About Hayete Gallot

As the Executive Vice President of Security at Microsoft, I lead the engineering teams dedicated to making the digital world safer for everyone. My mission is to build a secure global infrastructure by driving innovation across Identity, Threat Protection, Compliance, Data Protection and Management —leveraging the power of AI to stay ahead of evolving threats.Throughout my career, I have thrived at the intersection of complex technology and business value. Most recently, as President of Customer Experience for Google Cloud, I led a multi-billion-dollar global commercial business, overseeing Strategic Accounts, Industry, Customer Engineering, Partner Ecosystems, Consulting and Learning. My focus has always been singular: helping customers move from an initial idea to tangible business outcome as quickly as possible.With a diverse background spanning engineering, product management, marketing, and sales, I have built and scaled high-performing teams across cloud services, software, and hardware. My journey includes senior leadership roles at Microsoft—including CVP of Commercial Solutions and CVP of Modern Work and Security—and over a decade at Nortel. I am passionate about building diverse teams that solve the world’s most pressing technical challenges.

Experience

1. Executive Vice President, Microsoft Security

   Microsoft

   Feb 2026 — Present

Education

• IAE FRANCE - Écoles Universitaires de Management

  MBA, Business Administration

  1997 — 1998

• INSA Lyon - Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon

  MS, Engineering

  1992 — 1997

Skills

• Product Marketing
• Strategic Partnerships
• Gtm Strategy
• Saas
• Business Development
• Business Strategy
• Leadership
• Go-to-Market Strategy
• Competitive Analysis
• Pre-Sales
• Cloud Computing
• Wireless
• Management
• Business Alliances
• Business Intelligence
• Strategy
• Messaging
• Product Management
• Voip
• Unified Communications
• Telecommunications