S. Somasegar

Business Executive

American Puducherry, India

Quick Info

ProfessionBusiness Executive
NationalityAmerican
Date of Birth13/08/1966
Age59 years (died on 19, May, 2026)
BirthplacePuducherry, India
Date of Death19/05/2026

Latest News about S. Somasegar

20/05/2026

S. Somasegar was reported to have died, with Microsoft and Madrona confirming the news. He was widely recognized as a long-time Microsoft executive who later became a prominent venture capitalist supporting cloud, AI, and developer-focused startups in Seattle.

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Bio/Wiki

Birth NameSivaramakrishnan Somasegar
Other NameSoma
NicknameSoma
Known forHis 27-year career at Microsoft

Physical Stats & More

Eye ColourBlack
Hair ColourBlack

Educational Qualification(s)

UndergraduateBachelor of Engineering (Electronics and Communication Engineering) from College of Engineering, Guindy (August 1982 - June 1986)
PostgraduationPostgraduation in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Louisiana State University (January 1987 - July 1988)
Computer EngineeringComputer Engineering from University at Buffalo (August 1988 - January 1989)

Personal Life

Food HabitNon-vegetarian

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried

Family

Wife/SpouseAkila
ChildrenDaughter(s) - 2
Parents
Father(a technician)
Mother(homemaker)

Career

AwardsAsian American Engineer of the Year Award (2008)
Career Highlights
  • Started working as a Corporate Vice President at Microsoft in January 1989.
  • Led the team that made Visual Studio and other .NET products.
  • Founded the Microsoft India Development Center (MSIDC) in Hyderabad in 1998.
  • Served as a Managing Director at Madrona in Seattle after leaving Microsoft in November 2015.
Investments
  • Snowflake
  • Statsig (acquired by OpenAI)
  • UiPath

Favourites

Hobbies
  • Travelling
  • Playing table tennis

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Rejected an offer to work as a research scientist at ISRO to move to the US.
2. Managed Microsoft research labs in Boston, China, India, and Israel.
3. Served as a volunteer to help and educate girls worldwide.
4. Partner in the Seattle Sounders Football Club and Seattle Orcas.
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