Summary
Tim Laverty is a seasoned technology leader and Partner Architect in Microsoft's CTO office, bringing over 25 years of experience building and shipping software across mobile, PC, IoT, games and cloud. He has led cross-company AI and platform initiatives—most recently driving Copilot Platform and the Semantic Kernel SDK—aligning engineering efforts across Azure, Office, Windows and product teams to scale developer-focused AI tooling. Tim combines hands-on engineering, product strategy and program management with proven ability to hire and scale multi-disciplinary global teams in Redmond, Barcelona and Cairo. His background spans technical advisory to the CTO, Azure IoT reference architectures, and earlier product and marketing leadership at Amazon, giving him a rare mix of deep technical skills and commercial insight. Based in Amsterdam, he now advises impact investing firms on AI strategy, reflecting a sustained interest in technology for positive social change. Colleagues describe him as a pragmatic visionary who turns strategic AI opportunities into reusable platforms and concrete customer value.
9 years of coding experience
27 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Business Administration (MBA) at Seattle University
Spanish