Brent Forman
Principal Program Manager Lead at Microsoft
Concord, Massachusetts, United States
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Top SchoolBrent Forman is a Principal Program Manager Lead with 25 years at Microsoft, currently steering Windows Server edition-wide experiences, OS modernization, and release operations to improve reliability and cloud/AI readiness. He combines deep technical knowledge of OS design, server infrastructure, licensing, and data center operations with strong release planning and go-to-market expertise. Brent is skilled at growing teams and influencing cross-functional stakeholders to deliver large-scale platform changes, including onboarding paths to Azure and Arc. He has hands-on experience with componentization of the OS and shell/desktop modernization, and has explored natural language interfaces for LLM/SLM-driven Copilot features. Based in Concord, MA, he brings a pragmatic blend of engineering, program leadership, and product-minded systems thinking that helps translate complex enterprise requirements into deployable, production-grade outcomes.
10 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) at Hampshire College
Github Skills (10)
windows10
windows-service10
content-repository10
windows-server10
documentation10
openxml9
documentation-generator9
powershell9
insider8
microsoft5
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (4)
PowerShell/SILDeploymentHelper
Mar 2016 - Mar 2016
Contributions:39 commits in 1 day
MicrosoftDocs/windowsserverdocs
Nov 2018 - Mar 2019
Public content repository for Windows Server content.
Contributions:45 commits, 3 comments in 3 months
windows-server-2016windows-serverwindowswindows-servicecontent-repository
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