Summary
Sandy Winarko is a seasoned product executive with 8+ years in senior and principal product roles across Microsoft, Skype, Nokia, BSkyB and telecoms, now serving as VP of Products at Cogent Labs. He blends technical depth—MEng in Electrical Engineering and a BS in Computer Science from Cornell—with strategic business acumen from an MBA at London Business School, enabling him to lead converged services from mobile apps to cloud data integration. Sandy has repeatedly driven cross-regional product programs across the US, Europe and Asia, pairing hands-on experience with platforms like Azure Data Factory and SSIS with commercial go-to-market responsibility. He is multilingual, UK-based but internationally mobile, and comfortable operating where engineering, cloud infrastructure and media/telecom product strategy intersect. A detail that often surprises colleagues is his track record moving between developer-focused data integration products and consumer-facing messaging/voice/video services, giving him a rare dual perspective on platform and user experience.
7 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Business Administration (MBA) at London Business School
Master of Engineering (MEng) and Bachelor of Science (BS), Master of Engineering (MEng) and Bachelor of Science (BS) at Cornell University
english, french, indonesian, german, chinese, spanish