Isha Rani Microsoft Head of Engineering | AI Safety, Security and Compliance for AI | AI Systems and Platform Leader · Microsoft

24+ years of experience · India

About your mentor

I am a business-focused engineering and product executive with 24+ years of experience building, scaling, securing, and optimizing AI, data, cloud, and distributed systems.

I lead AI systems engineering across software, devices, and silicon, with expertise in AI safety, security, compliance, performance, memory, power efficiency, and Responsible AI.

Sessions

  • Responsible AI and AI Security Artificial Intelligence

    60 min

    Learn how to build practical Responsible AI practices into generative AI products. Address safety, security, privacy, compliance, and governance without slowing delivery. Leave with a clear framework for evaluating and reducing AI risk.

  • AI System Design Interview System Design

    60 min

    Prepare for senior system design interviews focused on AI, cloud, and distributed platforms. Learn to structure scalable, secure, reliable architectures and communicate key trade-offs. Get executive-level feedback from a leader building AI systems at scale.

  • Engineering Manager Career Growth Engineering Leadership

    60 min

    Build a roadmap to grow into a stronger engineering or product leader. Discuss leading AI and platform teams, setting strategy, influencing stakeholders, and scaling execution. Receive candid guidance shaped by 24+ years of executive experience.

  • Coffee Chat / Ask Me Anything Ice Breaker

    30 min

    Let’s have a relaxed coffee chat and break the ice. Bring your questions, goals, or career curiosities for an open, honest conversation. We’ll explore what matters most to you and identify useful next steps.

Expertise

  • AI Safety
  • AI Security
  • Responsible AI
  • AI Compliance
  • Generative AI
  • Machine Learning
  • Edge AI
  • Distributed Systems
  • Data Platforms
  • Cloud Computing
  • Performance Optimization
  • Hardware-Software Co-Design

Professional journey

  • microsoft (current)
  • intuit
  • linkedin
  • expedia, inc.
  • nagarro
  • rbs
  • dell services

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