Kirk Koenigsbauer

President & Chief Operating Officer | Microsoft 365 & Copilot | Board Director

Seattle, Washington, United States

About

Technology executive focused on building and scaling global software, cloud, and AI platforms. At Microsoft, I’ve helped lead the transformation of Office into Microsoft 365 and launched products including Office 365 and Teams while helping establish Microsoft’s Security business. Today I lead strategy, growth, and operations for Microsoft 365, including Copilot, focused on helping organizations transform work through AI. I also serve on corporate and nonprofit boards.

Experience

  • Microsoft (24 yrs 1 mo)
    • President & Chief Operating Officer, Experiences and Devices Group
      Mar 2026 - Present · 4 mos

      In this role, I lead strategy, growth, and operations for Microsoft 365. My organization develops agentic solutions built on Copilot, drives product-led growth, enables AI transformation and customer success, and builds the data and analytics platform powering Microsoft 365.

    • Corporate Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, Experiences and Devices Group
      Mar 2020 - Mar 2026 · 6 yrs 1 mo

      Led strategy, growth, and operations for Microsoft 365. Advanced early Copilot capabilities and oversaw developer evangelism, the Microsoft 365 data platform, customer adoption and success, and ran Microsoft’s global IT organization.

    • Corporate Vice President, Microsoft 365
      Dec 2016 - Mar 2020 · 3 yrs 4 mos

      Led the creation of Microsoft 365 and product management for the platform, integrating Office 365, Windows, and Enterprise Mobility + Security into a unified SaaS offering. Also led the launch of Microsoft Teams and helped establish Microsoft’s Security business.

  • Board Member at Circle
    Mar 2026 - Present · 4 mos

    Serving on the Compensation and Risk Committees

  • Board Member at Thomson Reuters
    Mar 2020 - Present · 6 yrs 4 mos

    Serving on the Risk and Human Resources committees.

  • General Manager, Software & Video Games at Amazon.com
    1998 - 2001 · 3 yrs

    I was fortunate to work at Amazon.com in the early days and be a part of its fascinating history and growth story. My responsibilities included business & engineering leadership roles launching Amazon’s Consumer Electrics and PC stores, as well as introducing its 3rd party seller platform. My last role at the company was heading the design, development, and then operational P&L management of Amazon's Software & Video Games store.

  • Group Product Manager at Microsoft
    1992 - 1998 · 6 yrs

    In the early part of the '90s, I had multiple product management roles on Microsoft Office, Access, and Project. In the mid '90s, I joined the newly formed MSN division to help start Microsoft's online efforts. My last job there was leading the marketing, planning, and business development to create Microsoft Investor, an online personal investing web service. Investor was since renamed MSN Money.