IIT Madras alumnus Pavan Davuluri appointed Microsoft Windows and Surface chief

In another key appointment of an Indian-American at a technology major, Microsoft named Pavan Davuluri as its new Windows and Surface chief, per an internal memo from a senior executive, The Verge reported.

Davuluri, an alumnus of IIT Madras, has been at Microsoft for 23 years and was involved in the company’s collaboration with Qualcomm and AMD to create custom Surface processors. In his new role, he will directly report to Rajesh Jha, Microsoft’s head of experiences and devices. Jha stated in a memo that Windows is again streamlining its Windows and devices team. “This will enable us to take a holistic approach to building silicon, systems, experiences, and devices that span Windows client and cloud for this AI era,” the memo read, per a report.