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  Vidya Srinivasan New
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Product Manager, Facebook (2021- Present)​​

At Facebook, I work at the intersection of Messenger and Instagram Direct experiences. More to come here! 
Senior Product Manager, Microsoft (2012- 2021)​​

My experience at Microsoft spans Feature PM as well as Growth PM roles. I worked on Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, and Yammer. I also had the opportunity to be the founding member of SharePoint spaces- the first enterprise AR/VR service which made the top spot on Techmeme the day it was announced (keynote video in the media section). 
Media coverage:
  1. www.exploresharepointspaces.com
  2. Microsoft turns SharePoint into the simplest VR creation tool yet, Engadget
  3. Microsoft is bringing the SharePoint work environment to virtual reality headsets, The Verge
  4. ​Microsoft’s SharePoint spaces brings mixed reality to core Office 365 document management tool, Geekwire 
  5. Microsoft Promising To Bring Mixed Reality and AI to SharePoint Online, RedmondMag.com
  6. Microsoft launches SharePoint Spaces so users can view company content in mixed reality and says that 400K organizations now use SharePoint, up about 100% YoY, Venture Beat
  7. SharePoint Spaces: Microsoft takes collaboration to a new dimension with mixed reality, Tech Republic
  8. Microsoft unveils the ‘PowerPoint of mixed reality’, AV Magazine
  9. The Future of SharePoint: SharePoint Home and Mobile app launch, Microsoft Blog
  10. Microsoft Aims to Wrangle Data for Office Teams With SharePoint Revamp, The Wall Street Journal
  11. Introducing Groups in Office 365, Microsoft 
  12. Introducing availability of Office 365 Groups in Outlook 2016, Microsoft Blog
  13. 10 Reasons Why Office 365 Video is the Best Tool for Corporate Communications
  14. Getting it done with social: Yammer introduces new features, expands to all Office 365 enterprise customers, Microsoft Blog
  15. ​A Year After Microsoft Bought It, Yammer Nears 8M Users, TechCrunch​
Grace Hopper Conference Leadership, AnitaB.org Institute for Women and Technology (2013- Present)​
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I attended my first Grace Hopper Conference in 2012 and was drawn to the energy, sisterhood, and opportunities it presented. Since then, I started volunteering with the conference and rose up the ranks to be nominated as the General Chair for 2019 and 2020. I have also spoken at this coveted conference almost every year since 2012 in various formats including the closing keynote in 2020 and 2019, featured sessions in 2020, 2019, 2017, panels, presentations, and mentoring circles. 
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Leadership positions held: 
  1. General Chair, Grace Hopper Conference 2021 (Virtual) [30,000 attendees]
  2. General Chair, Grace Hopper Conference 2020 & Co-Chair, Career track (Virtual) [30,000 attendees]
  3. General Chair, Grace Hopper Conference 2019 & Co-Chair, Career track (Orlando, FL) [25,000 attendees] 
  4. ​​Co-Chair, Human Computer Interaction @ Grace Hopper Conference 2018 (Houston, TX) [20,000 attendees]
  5. Co-Chair, Human Computer Interaction @ Grace Hopper Conference 2017 (Orlando, FL) [18,000 attendees] 
  6. Co-Chair, Student Opportunity Lab @ Grace Hopper Conference 2016 (Houston, TX) [15,000 attendees]
  7. Co-Chair, Open Source Day @ Grace Hopper Conference 2015 (Houston, TX) [11,702 attendees]
  8. Organizational Coordinator @ Grace Hopper Conference 2014 (Phoenix, AZ) [7,830 attendees] 

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