WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Aparna Chennapragada, a former Indian American Google and Robinhood executive, has joined Microsoft as the corporate vice president where she will be working on generative media artificial intelligence products and technology.

“With generative AI, there is an opportunity to build products that instantly and easily bring your intent and imagination to life,” she posted on the professional networking website LinkedIn. “That’s why I am super excited to share that I am joining Microsoft as Corporate VP leading efforts on AI-first creation experiences, across Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Designer,” she wrote.

“I’ve always thrived on building and scaling products that combine deep foundational technology and intuitive user experience to solve customer problems,” Chennapragada wrote. “I’m looking forward to diving in and putting AI to use to unleash our collective creativity.”

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella welcomed Chennaparagada, who has previously worked with companies like Robinhood, Google, Akamai, and Oracle. In her last job, she was the chief product officer of the American stock trading platform Robinhood, a post where she served for a little over a year.
Chennaparagada is also a board member of eBay. She has been an active investor and last year she invested in online taxation and fintech software provider Clear (formerly ClearTax).

She received her BTech in Computer Science from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras; a master’s in computer science from the University of Texas, Austin; and another master’s in management and engineering from MIT, as per her LinkedIn profile.

In the last few months, Microsoft has undergone rejig in its top management, according to TechCircle.

Rohini Srivathsa took over the role of chief technology officer at Microsoft India and South Asia in September. She was previously the national technology officer at Microsoft India for five years, responsible for driving tech innovation and growth across industries for the company. Earlier, in August, Microsoft announced the appointment of Puneet Chandok as the corporate vice president for India and South Asia, effective Sep 1.

Apart from these appointments, Irina Ghose was elevated to the post of managing director and Navtez Bal took over from Ghose as the new chief operating officer for Microsoft India.