Priyanka Vergadia

Priyanka Vergadia serves as the Senior Director of Developer Engagement Strategy at Microsoft, focusing on shaping the Developer Engagement strategy for Microsoft Azure since August 2024. Concurrently, Priyanka is a member of the Board of Advisors at the University of Pennsylvania for the Board for Online Engineering Education and teaches a Cloud Computing practicum course. Priyanka holds the position of Angel Investor with Hustle Fund, actively seeking innovative cloud and AI ventures. Previously, Priyanka led Developer Relations at Google, where responsibilities included expanding the Google Cloud community in North America and overseeing go-to-market strategies for cloud products. Priyanka's diverse experience encompasses roles at Akamai Technologies, Intel Corporation, Genesys, and earlier academic positions, coupled with an MBA from The Wharton School and two master's degrees from the University of Pennsylvania.