Panos Panay MBA BSC | |
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Born | |
Alma mater | California State University, Northridge |
Occupation | Chief Product Officer at Microsoft |
Known for | Surface |
Panos Panay is an American business executive and chief product officer of Microsoft.[1][2] He oversees the development of Surface products and related hardware, along with the Windows client operating system.[3]
Personal life
Panay received an M.B.A. from Pepperdine University and a B.Sc. from California State University, Northridge.
He is of Greek-Cypriot descent. His first cousin, also named Panos Panay, is a music entrepreneur.[4]
Career
Microsoft
Panay joined Microsoft in 2004. Panay is sometimes considered the "father" of the Surface brand.[5][6][7]
Notes
- ^ "Panos Panay (Bio)", Microsoft News Center
- ^ "Microsoft to combine Windows Client and Surface teams under product chief Panos Panay". TechSpot. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
- ^ Foley, Mary Jo. "Microsoft to combine its Windows client and hardware teams under Chief Product Officer Panos Panay". ZDNet. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ Reddit, "Ask me anything" with Panos Panay
- ^ Lance Ulanoff, "With Surface, Microsoft is building a premium brand", Mashable June 15, 2017 [1]
- ^ Spence, Ewan. "Panos Panay, The Humble Heart Of Success Inside Microsoft's Surface Hardware". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
- ^ "Microsoft reorg places Surface evangelist Panos Panay as boss of Windows too – report". www.theregister.com. Retrieved 2020-08-10.