Summary
Zehra Syedasarwat is a seasoned technology executive with two decades of experience driving billion-dollar revenue growth, multimillion-dollar cost reductions, and launching AI-powered solutions across enterprises and startups. Currently Senior Director of Global ISV Partnerships for Data & AI at Microsoft, she has built and led global teams of 120+ and steered C-suite engagements across Retail, Financial Services, Healthcare, High Tech and Education. Her background spans senior GTM and customer success leadership at AWS and transformational PMO roles at Fujitsu, combining strategic rigor from an NYU Stern MBA with ongoing doctoral work in cybersecurity analytics. An angel investor and Columbia Data Science Institute mentor, she uniquely blends market-facing partnership strategy with deep technical and security sensibilities, and still finds time to contribute code and bug fixes in open-source projects.
9 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Business Administration and Management, General, Bachelor of Science - BS, Business Administration and Management, General at University of Phoenix
Doctor of Engineering Cybersecurity Analytics (D.Eng) candidate - graduating eo 2026, Doctor of Engineering Cybersecurity Analytics (D.Eng) candidate - graduating eo 2026 at The George Washington University
Columbia Business School Executive Education, Columbia Business School Executive Education at Columbia University in the City of New York
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Double specialization 'Strategy' and 'Management of Tech & Ops', Master of Business Administration - MBA, Double specialization 'Strategy' and 'Management of Tech & Ops' at NYU Stern School of Business