Michael Schechter
Corporate Vice President - Search Growth and Experiences @ Microsoft AI
- Role
- Corporate Vice President - Search Growth and Experiences at Microsoft
- Location
- Seattle, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Michael Schechter
I am a technology executive and a leading expert in web search, growth, and distribution.At Microsoft, I lead global teams scaling Bing and its API platform, operating at the intersection of search relevance, AI systems, product growth, and monetization. Over my career, I have helped shape how hundreds of millions of people discover information and how developers and companies build on search as foundational infrastructure for modern AI systems.My work spans the full search stack: ranking and retrieval, relevance and quality, experimentation platforms, distribution and ecosystem partnerships, platform APIs, and monetization at global scale. Most recently, I have played a central role in integrating large language models with search grounding, establishing architectural patterns that now underpin agentic AI systems across the industry.I combine deep technical expertise with product and business judgment to deliver durable, measurable outcomes at scale. I build and lead high-performing global organizations, operate effectively in regulated environments, and partner closely with engineering, product, legal, and executive stakeholders to navigate complexity and drive long-term impact.I am currently focused on the future of search as a platform, where retrieval, reasoning, and agents converge around foundational APIs and scale responsibly to shape how people and AI interact with the world.
Experience
Corporate Vice President - Search Growth and Experiences
Mar 2026 — Present · Redmond, WA, US
Education
University of Maryland
BS, Computer Science
1997 — 2001
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