New York: In a moment of national pride, an alumnus of IIT Madras has been appointed to lead the Microsoft Windows team. Following the reunion of the Windows and Surface teams within Microsoft, Pavan Davuluri, an IIT Madras graduate, has been chosen to spearhead development efforts on both fronts.
This decision, reported by Windows Central, comes after a period of separation during which Windows briefly fell under Microsoft’s new AI organization. The consolidation of the Windows and Surface teams signifies a return to a familiar structure within Microsoft’s Engineering and Devices organization, overseen by Rajesh Jha
Pavan Davuluri, who previously oversaw Microsoft’s hardware projects, has now been assigned the additional role of leading Windows engineering.
Parakhin assumed responsibility for Windows in addition to his current role as CEO of Web and Advertising at Microsoft. He was overseeing products like Bing, Edge, and Copilot.
