Summary
Zach Kramer is a seasoned technology and mission-focused leader with over two decades of deep experience building cloud infrastructure and delivering complex systems for the U.S. Government and defense partners. Currently leading Mission Command at Anduril, he designs globally distributed command-and-control edge data meshes that tackle the technical, policy, and operational realities of contested environments. Previously he led large teams at Microsoft to expand Azure Government and Azure Space, driving product strategy, compliance, and the creation of new mission infrastructure classes that enabled Azure’s adoption across defense and civilian agencies. Zach is known for turning seemingly impossible mission requirements into practical, auditable solutions—bringing together engineering, finance, and policy to win large contracts and deploy secure, user-centered services. He pairs hands-on technical credibility (rooted in a Computer Science degree and early Microsoft engineering/support roles) with a talent for organizing and scaling teams to operate from data centers to outer space. Less obvious: he repeatedly bridges commercial cloud capabilities with government isolation needs, creating novel product strategies that open entirely new markets.
11 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelors of Science, Computer Science, Bachelors of Science, Computer Science at Florida State University