General Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering; Technical Advisor to CEO
Microsoft
Michael Warthen is a technology executive, entrepreneur, and Drexel MBA alumnus with 27 years in enterprise platform engineering and AI. He is currently GM of Forward Deployed Engineering at Microsoft, working with Chief AI Officers, CTOs, and engineering leaders at global organizations on AI strategy, governance, and production architecture at the direction of the CEO office. Before Microsoft, he held senior leadership roles at NBCUniversal, BNY Mellon, and PNC across financial services and media. He also runs Cloud Wits LLC, an AI strategy and architecture consultancy. Michael has an MBA from Drexel University’s LeBow College of Business and a BS in Computer Science from Temple University. He is based in the Philadelphia area.