
Fatima Kardar.
Corporate Vice President, Chief AI Officer, Xbox at Microsoft
About
Kirkland, Washington, United StatesTechnology does not shape the future. People do, through the choices they make about what to build and why.
For more than 25 years, I have built and scaled product and engineering organizations through major platform shifts, from mobile to AI. My work focuses on turning ambiguity into direction, bold ideas into durable products, and emerging technology into businesses and systems that scale.
Partnerships have been central to that work. I’ve led deep technical and strategic collaborations with customers and ecosystem partners, using co‑innovation to create new capabilities and unlock new markets. I have also led large-scale programs and operations across complex multi-org systems, translating strategy into execution without losing speed, accountability, or purpose.
I believe culture is the operating system. Accountability, curiosity, inclusion, and humility are not soft values. They are what allow teams to move fast, take risks, and keep learning as the ground shifts. I create environments where people do the best work of their careers.
I care deeply about AI because it forces us to ask better questions about human capability, judgment, creativity, agency, and access. The real opportunity is to create abundance that safely benefits every remote corner of the world.
I’m driven by a simple belief: technology, when built with intention, can expand opportunity, advance equity, and empower people. I build products, platforms, partnerships, and teams that endure and move humanity forward. I aim to leave things better than I found them.
WHAT I BUILD
· Research → Product Translation (Frontier AI → Production Systems)
· Strategic partnerships and industry ecosystems
· Enterprise transformation programs and AI-native operating models
· Developer Platforms & Technical Communities
· Co‑innovation with Research, Labs, and Partners
· Executive Operations & Organizational Design at scale
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Experience
From LinkedIn- Corporate Vice President, Chief AI Officer, XboxMicrosoft2024 to present
- Corporate Vice President, AI Infrastructure and PartnershipsMicrosoft2023 to 2024
- Corporate Vice President, COO & Chief Technical Advisor to CTOMicrosoft2017 to 2023
- Principal Product ManagerMicrosoft2012 to 2017
- Senior Engineering LeadMicrosoft2007 to 2012
- Software Development Engineer IIMicrosoft2001 to 2007
Education
- Duke University - The Fuqua School of BusinessMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
- Lahore University of Management SciencesBSc Computer Science