Roderick Boatner

About Roderick Boatner

I am a Group Finance Manager at Microsoft with 20 years of people leadership, cross-functional partnership and financial planning and analysis. I lead and supervise a team of highly motivated finance employees, and I foster a culture of collaboration and engagement across the organization. My leadership style inspires my team to perform at a high level and deliver value to our customers and stakeholders. I partner with business leaders across the company to develop and execute Microsoft\'s data center strategy globally. In my current role, I use robust financial models to evaluate the total cost of ownership and inform cloud profitability with a focus on growth. I also help drive Microsoft\'s global cloud infrastructure portfolio strategy and execution, supporting land acquisition, data center construction, and AI infrastructure investment.

Experience

1. Group Finance Manager

   Microsoft

   Mar 2025 — Present · Redmond, WA, US

   I am a Group Finance Manager at Microsoft with 20 years of people leadership, cross-functional partnership and financial planning and analysis. I lead and supervise a team of highly motivated finance employees, and I foster a culture of collaboration and engagement across the organization. My leadership style inspires my team to perform at a high level and deliver value to our customers and stakeholders. I partner with business leaders across the company to develop and execute Microsoft\'s data center strategy globally. In my current role, I use robust financial models to evaluate the total cost of ownership (TCO) and inform cloud revenue & profitability with a focus on growth. I engage with Executive Leaders across Microsoft and across functions daily to drive strategy execution and discuss Financial Performance. I help drive Microsoft\'s global cloud infrastructure portfolio strategy and execution, supporting Site Selection, Land Acquisition, Data center construction, Utility Agreements, and AI infrastructure investment. I lead and supervise a team of highly motivated finance employees and foster a culture of collaboration and engagement across the organization. My leadership style inspires my team to perform at a high level and deliver value to our customers and stakeholders.I work extensively with Microsoft US Tax Teams, Microsoft’s International Tax organization, and the DC Incentive Team to research, apply for, and successfully obtain datacenter tax incentives for Microsoft all over the world where Microsoft has datacenters.

Education

• City University of Seattle

  Master's degree, Project Management

  2020 — 2022

• Walden University

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Accounting and Finance

  2009 — 2011

• McPherson College

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Accounting and Finance

  2001 — 2005