Pratik Shah is a Security, Compliance, Identity, and Privacy product leader at Microsoft, where he helps secure access for the modern workplace—whether it’s developers coding in the cloud, B2B contractors jumping in for projects, or employees bringing their own devices (because who doesn’t?). He drives security strategy for Windows Cloud products, including Windows 365 and Azure Virtual Desktop, making sure that flexibility never comes at the cost of protection.

Before joining Microsoft, he led access, data, and identity security initiatives at Citrix, Symantec, McAfee, and Dell—basically, if it had to do with locking down systems while keeping people productive, he was there. With a career built on the balance of trust and access, he’s passionate about making security not just a checkbox, but a business enabler.