Billy Anders is a seasoned executive who has dedicated his career to technology and product development. With a solid background in software engineering and product management, Anders has excelled in leadership roles guiding operating system, application, and cloud services engineering on behalf of Microsoft Corporation. A graduate of Southern University and A&M College in Baton Rouge, Anders has contributed his skills to various companies, including Mars Inc., Selection Systems, and Lenders Interactive Online Network.

Anders has led multi-disciplinary engineering teams in product development, crisis and comms management, and strategic customer support to achieve outstanding business results. He is most proud of creating global product, engineering, operations, and delivery organizations collaborating towards shared objectives and key results to deliver high-impact customer outcomes. Beyond his contributions to the tech industry, Anders has undertaken leadership roles in promoting diversity and inclusion initiatives at Microsoft.

As a Corporate Vice President of Azure Engineering at Microsoft, Anders has overseen 20x growth in Azure engineering organizations responsible for revenue growth through the development of customer-centric innovations and world-class customer engineering. He previously spearheaded the definition, development, evolution, and delivery of new features in various areas, including Windows IoT, Embedded, IoT Silicon, Wireless, Connectivity, Networking, 3D/2D Print, Mobility, and Storage.

Overall, Anders is an influential leader who leverages his visionary, strategic, operations, and analytical expertise to exceed performance goals and align staff talents with organizational objectives. He consistently produces results, fuels creative invention, and creates a significant impact in his industry.