Riccardo Chiodaroli is an AI and cloud specialist with 11 years of experience shaping enterprise solutions across EMEA, currently serving as AI Global Black Belt at Microsoft. He has progressed through technical and sales-focused roles at Microsoft—from consultant and cloud architect to Azure sales specialist—combining deep hands-on engineering with customer-facing strategy. His expertise spans cloud computing, microservices-oriented architectures, knowledge management, and web development, with a track record of translating complex technical requirements into pragmatic, scalable solutions. Based in Italy, he brings strong academic foundations from Politecnico di Milano and Alta Scuola Politecnica, pairing rigorous engineering training with commercial impact. Less obvious: Riccardo’s career demonstrates a rare blend of presales influence and technical delivery, making him effective at both shaping product direction and enabling adoption at scale.
11 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Laurea Magistrale, Ingegneria Informatica, 110L/110L, Laurea Magistrale, Ingegneria Informatica, 110L/110L at Politecnico di Milano
Diploma Alta Scuola Politecnica, Diploma Alta Scuola Politecnica at Alta Scuola Politecnica
Contributions:1 PR, 3 pushes, 1 branch in 11 months
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Riccardo Chiodaroli - AI Global Black Belt - EMEA at Microsoft