Stewart Behymer

Director Federal Programs at Microsoft

Role
Director Federal Programs at Microsoft
Location
Aiken, SC, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers
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About Stewart Behymer

Microsoft Program Manager, who excels at building high performing teams. A proven business influencer with years of leadership and operations experience. Every day I strive to improve my teams’ culture and become a better leader.

Experience

  1. Director Federal Programs

    Microsoft

    Oct 2022 — Present · SC, US

    Serve as a strategic partner to Microsoft Federal and DoD leadership, aligning architecture strategies with mission priorities to deliver secure, scalable solutions. Lead and mentor Program Managers, Project Managers, Architects, Consultants and cross-functional teams; drive adoption of reusable patterns, reference architectures, and security-first design principles. Establish and advance architecture governance frameworks—including design reviews, risk management, and escalation standards—to strengthen compliance and portfolio health. Sponsor mission-critical initiatives such as Secure Endpoint Data Reporting onboarding, Azure OpenAI chatbot development, AI adoption, and ACR growth acceleration. Champion secure cloud adoption through Microsoft Defender for Endpoint; remove delivery blockers and ensure clarity across stakeholders.

Education

  • University of Maryland Global Campus

    Master of Business Administration - MBA

    2017 — 2019

  • Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

    Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Business Administration and Management, General

    1999 — 2001

  • Troy University

    Master of Science (M.S.), Management Information Systems, General

    2001 — 2004

Skills

  • Security
  • Enterprise Software
  • Enterprise Architecture
  • Program Management
  • Sdlc
  • Software Deployment
  • Project Management
  • Strategy
  • Consulting
  • Microsoft Products
  • Cloud Computing
  • Management
  • Integration
  • Project Portfolio Management
  • Agile Project Management
  • Software as a Service (Saas)
  • Pmi
  • Information Security
  • Scope Management
  • Intelligence
  • Military
  • Microsoft Technologies
  • Project Management Training
  • Software Project Management
  • System Deployment
  • Software Development Methodologies
  • Team Leadership
  • Saas
  • Navy
  • Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
  • Software Development Life Cycle
  • Special Operations
  • Cissp
  • Pmbok
  • Leadership
  • Project Governance
  • Cross-Functional Team Leadership

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