Ric Harris

Ric Harris is a Senior Program Manager at Microsoft Azure Engineering, working in the Azure Platform Engineering Excellent team to enhance quality, reliability, and AI solutions for global customers. As the Program Manager Domain Lead for Hybrid in EMEA, they ensure secure cloud deployments and technology adoption. With twenty-five years of industry experience, Ric has a strong background in business-critical systems and has held various roles at AstraZeneca and IBM. They also contribute to social mobility initiatives through Microsoft's North-West Social Impact Team and have an educational foundation in Cognitive Science and Human-Computer Interaction from the University of Leeds.