Global Technology Executive | AI & Digital Transformation | Board Director & Advisor
“Do Good Anyway. Simplicity Is Sanity.”
Jeremiah Talkar is a global technology executive and board advisor with nearly four decades of experience guiding enterprise transformation, technology strategy, and large-scale innovation across multiple industries and geographies. He brings boards a rare combination of deep technical fluency and strategic leadership across artificial intelligence, cloud platforms, and global partner ecosystems—helping organizations translate emerging technology disruption into measurable business value.
Jeremiah has led and advised complex transformation initiatives across North America, Latin America, Europe, India and Israel. His expertise spans AI governance, platform modernization, technology-risk oversight, and ecosystem strategy. He is particularly effective at helping organizations move from experimentation to operationalized, scalable adoption of AI and digital platforms while maintaining strong governance, resilience, and long-term value creation.
Board Value & Expertise
Jeremiah contributes to boards through a pragmatic, governance-focused perspective shaped by decades of enterprise leadership and global operating experience. His areas of value include:
- AI and emerging-technology strategy and governance
- Technology risk, cybersecurity, and platform resilience
- Enterprise transformation and cloud modernization
- Global partner ecosystems and strategic alliances
- Product and platform innovation at scale
- Organizational change and digital operating models
- Responsible and ethical AI adoption
He brings the ability to connect long-term strategic vision with execution realities—ensuring technology investments align with business outcomes, risk posture, and stakeholder expectations.
Executive Leadership Experience
Jeremiah spent 24 years at Microsoft in senior leadership roles spanning engineering, enterprise architecture, and global ecosystem strategy. Throughout his tenure, he advised many of Microsoft’s most strategic enterprise customers and partners, helping shape large-scale modernization programs across financial services, manufacturing, retail, public sector, and high-tech industries.
As Enterprise CTO for Intel Worldwide, Jeremiah led Microsoft’s strategic engagement with one of the world’s most influential technology companies. He helped modernize collaboration models, improve executive alignment, and transform a complex partnership into a high-performing strategic alliance—growing services revenue into a multi-million-dollar business and contributing to Intel’s recognition of Microsoft with its Supplier Certification Award.
As Microsoft India Enterprise CTO, he guided modernization efforts for major financial and industrial organizations, stabilizing mission-critical systems and expanding long-term platform investments. He also fostered national CTO communities and governance frameworks to strengthen collaboration and industry alignment across a rapidly evolving technology market.
In Microsoft’s Commercial Software Engineering organization, Jeremiah led globally distributed engineering teams delivering rapid innovation and enterprise-ready solutions. He helped establish scalable co-innovation frameworks that accelerated prototyping, AI adoption, and cloud transformation across industries.
Later, as CTO & General Manager for Microsoft’s Global Partner Services, he led strategy and engineering for one of the technology industry’s most influential partner ecosystems. Overseeing teams across multiple regions, he advanced AI and cloud adoption among top independent software vendors and digital-native companies, increasing partner co-innovation by more than 200% year-over-year and improving time-to-market for enterprise solutions.
AI, Innovation, and Transformation Leadership
Over the past several years, Jeremiah has played a key role in enabling organizations to operationalize artificial intelligence at scale. He has advised global enterprises on AI-ready architectures, responsible adoption frameworks, data strategy, and the organizational changes required to embed AI into core business processes.
His perspective is grounded in practical implementation: helping organizations move beyond pilot programs toward sustainable, governed, and value-driven AI deployment. He continues to deepen his expertise through ongoing executive education, including postgraduate programs at the University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business focused on AI strategy and agent-based systems.
Global Perspective & Leadership Philosophy
Jeremiah’s career spans diverse markets and cultures, shaping a leadership approach rooted in empathy, clarity, and inclusive growth. He believes sustainable innovation requires not only technological excellence but also strong governance, diverse perspectives, and responsible leadership.
He has championed programs supporting nontraditional talent pathways, neurodiversity in technology, and workforce inclusion initiatives. His leadership philosophy emphasizes long-term value creation, ethical decision-making, and alignment between organizational purpose and operational execution.
Board & Advisory Contributions
Jeremiah serves as a board member and advisor to organizations navigating digital transformation and emerging-technology adoption. He is particularly well suited to contribute to:
- Technology & Innovation Committees
- Risk and Cybersecurity Committees
- Strategy & Transformation Committees
- ESG and Responsible-AI oversight initiatives
His experience working across global enterprises, partner ecosystems, and regulated industries enables him to provide balanced guidance on innovation, risk, and long-term growth.
Character & Leadership Attributes
Character: Jeremiah leads with integrity, empathy, and accountability. He is known for building trust across stakeholders and fostering environments where teams can perform at their best while maintaining strong ethical standards.
Knowledge: With deep experience across AI, cloud, enterprise platforms, and global operations, Jeremiah brings both technical and strategic insight. His ability to translate complex concepts into practical business outcomes supports informed decision-making at the board and executive levels.
Strategic: He excels at connecting long-term vision to executable strategy, helping organizations scale innovation while managing risk and complexity. His systems-oriented thinking enables boards and leadership teams to navigate transformation with clarity and confidence.
Communication: An effective communicator across technical and nontechnical audiences, Jeremiah simplifies complexity and fosters alignment. His collaborative approach supports constructive dialogue and sound governance.
Jeremiah Talkar
Global Technology Executive | Board Director | Advisor
AI • Cloud • Transformation • Governance
