Steven Ekren

About Steven Ekren

I am a Highly motivated and results driven professional seeking a challenging role as a Product Manager or Technical Program Manager, leveraging 17 years of experience in developing and implementing successful leading-edge technologies and bringing them to market while being a motivating member of the engineering team. At Microsoft, I empowered organizations with innovative solutions as part of its Core OS team. I focused on advancing Hyper-V for Azure hosts and on-premises platforms like Windows Server and Azure Local. With 17 years of technical program management experience, contributions include driving impactful features such as Failover Cluster, Storage Spaces Direct, and Hyper-V. My cross-organizational collaboration and data driven approach was key to driving successful development and on-going quality improvements. A strategic commitment to customer-centric experience involved coordinating with support teams and resolving escalations effectively. Most recently, I have led the Direct Virtualization project is key to Azure’s Core Compute and AI infrastructure. This includes VP level accountability and frequent presentations. As part of this role, I mentored product managers that are earlier in career both inside and outside of my team.I have a passion for working with customers, with 13 years of experience in product support and continuing direct customer interactions as a product manager. I have presented at Ignite and the Windows Server Summit, as well as multiple private partner events.

Experience

1. Senior Program Manager

   Microsoft

   Feb 2008 — Present

   Windows Server Failover Cluster and High Availability

Education

• Pacific Lutheran University

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)