Chittaranjan Rao
Principal PM Manager, Microsoft
Chittaranjan Rao is listed as Principal PM Manager, Microsoft. Chittaranjan is scheduled to speak at Microsoft Ignite 2026 on 18 November 2026.
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About
Chittaranjan Rao is a senior product leader with 25+ years of experience across cloud networking, service provider networking, enterprise communications, wireless, storage, and infrastructure technologies. He has worked with global technology companies including Microsoft, Juniper, NetApp, Cisco, Motorola, Avaya, and Huawei, as well as two start-ups, giving him deep experience across product strategy, customer engagement, engineering execution, and cross-cultural collaboration.He currently works in Azure Networking at Microsoft, where he focuses on cloud networking strategy, AI-enabled network planning, hybrid connectivity, and application delivery services. His career spans building and scaling products, building and leading global teams, driving customer and partner engagements, and translating complex technology into business outcomes.Chittaranjan holds an MBA from Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, and a B.E. in Electronics and Communications from Bangalore University. He
Upcoming
Microsoft Ignite 2026 17 November 2026 – 20 November 2026
- Automate network planning from discovery to design with Azure Migrate Speaker · 18 November 2026
Spoke alongside
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- Sergio Figueiredo Principal Product Manager @ Azure Networking - DNS and Traffic Manager · Microsoft 1 shared session
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