Aneesh Raman
Chief Economic Opportunity Officer, Microsoft
Aneesh Raman is listed as Chief Economic Opportunity Officer, Microsoft. Aneesh is scheduled to speak at Microsoft Ignite 2026 on 19 November 2026.
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About
Aneesh Raman is Microsoft's Chief Economic Opportunity Officer, where he is focused on the question that has run through his career and now sits at the center of the AI era, which is how do we emerge from this moment of great disruption to work with more economic opportunity for more people in more places than before? His answer, built on his work at LinkedIn and as co-author of the New York Times bestseller Open to Work, is that AI will make human capability more valuable, not less, and so the disruption ahead is best met by empowering people and organizations with the mindset and agency to adapt in real time and shape what comes next. Prior to LinkedIn, Aneesh served as a Senior Economic Advisor to California Governor Gavin Newsom, helping shape and communicate the growth agenda for one of the world’s largest economies as well as supporting the state’s response to the global pandemic. He joined the Governor’s Office after five years in the technology sector, including as Head of Econ
Upcoming
Microsoft Ignite 2026 17 November 2026 – 20 November 2026
- From AI fear to human agency Speaker · 19 November 2026
- Why human skills matter for your AI outcome Speaker · 19 November 2026
Spoke alongside
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- Jeana Jorgensen Corporate Vice President, Global Skilling · Microsoft 1 shared session
Others from Microsoft
- Christian Sarafidis Chief Executive EMEA Financial Services 13 sessions
- Tyler Pichach Global Head of AI Strategy and GTM for Payments and Banking 12 sessions
- Justin Garrett Principal Program Manager Lead, DevRel, Azure Experiences & Ecosystems, Cloud + AI Engineering 10 sessions
- Karuana Gatimu Director, Scale Experience Group 10 sessions
- Heather Cook Principal PM Manager, Microsoft 365 Customer Advocacy Group 9 sessions
- Nitya Narasimhan Senior Cloud Advocate (AI) 9 sessions
- Brad Smith Vice Chair and President 8 sessions
- Lee Stott Principal Cloud Advocate - Core AI 8 sessions
- Lorena Mora Senior Product Manager | Microsoft Intune & Windows 8 sessions
- Sonia Cuff Cloud Advocate Lead - Cloud Native & Linux Advocacy 8 sessions
- Bethany Jepchumba Developer Relations 7 sessions
- Paolo Pialorsi Senior Developer Advocate 7 sessions