Friday 4 April 2025
12:30
Bobby Yerramilli-Rao
How businesses can thrive in the era of AI and abundant expertise

Bobby is CSO & CVP, Corporate Strategy at Microsoft. He is responsible for helping the Senior Leadership Team identify and execute on the most important strategic priorities for the company. His mandate spans both existing business areas and new potential areas for Microsoft. Prior to this role, Bobby spent 9 years as co-founder and managing partner of Fusion Global Capital, a growth stage venture capital firm focused on enterprise technology. He serves on the board of Global Foundries and is a board observer at Biomodal. Bobby was previously the Corporate Strategy Director at Vodafone and before that, a partner at McKinsey and Company working in the Palo Alto, New Jersey and London offices on technology related issues. He started his career as an engineer at Marconi.
Chief Strategy Officer, Microsoft
Bobby is CSO & CVP, Corporate Strategy at Microsoft. He is responsible for helping the Senior Leadership Team identify and execute on the most important strategic priorities for the company. His mandate spans both existing business areas and new potential areas for Microsoft. Prior to this role, Bobby spent 9 years as co-founder and managing partner of Fusion Global Capital, a growth stage venture capital firm focused on enterprise technology. He serves on the board of Global Foundries and is a board observer at Biomodal. Bobby was previously the Corporate Strategy Director at Vodafone and before that, a partner at McKinsey and Company working in the Palo Alto, New Jersey and London offices on technology related issues. He started his career as an engineer at Marconi.