Dona Sarkar is a software engineer, a multi-published author, a public speaker and the owner of a fashion business. She is th
Director of Technology for Microsoft Accessibility.
Previously, she led an advocacy team for the Power Platform, a low-code/no-code development platform at Microsoft. She is the former head of the

Windows Insider Windows Insider is an open software testing program by Microsoft that allows users globally who own a valid license of Windows 11, Windows 10, or Windows Server to register for pre-release builds of the operating system previously only accessible ...

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group at

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, which she led from 2016 to 2019. Sarkar attended

University of Michigan , mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth" , former_names = Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania (1817–1821) , budget = $10.3 billion (2021) , endowment = $17 billion (2021)As o ...

, where she studied

computer science Computer science is the study of computation, automation, and information. Computer science spans theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, information theory, and automation) to Applied science, practical discipli ...

. In June 2016, Sarkar replaced

Gabe Aul Gabriel J. "Gabe" Aul, (born August 5, 1972) is the Vice President of Oculus at Meta. He was previously the Corporate Vice President (CVP) of Windows & Devices Group (WDG), Engineering Systems (1ES) team at Microsoft. He was appointed as VP on 31 ...

as the head of the Windows Insider public testing group. One of her most notable projects was increasing the engagement with customers in emerging markets such as East and West Africa. She and her team created an entrepreneurship bootcamp for startup founders in Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda to better understand the tech needs for those starting and growing businesses. She co-authored a book
Model 47: A Startup Storybook
an entrepreneurship bible of sorts based on her experiences on this project. She is a notable public speaker, known for topics around mental health in the workplace, Digital Accessibility, getting out of one's comfort zone an
overcoming imposter syndrome
She has appeared on hundreds of stages around the world, including at the United Nations, World Economic Forum and TEDx. in 2009, Dona started an ethically-created fashion line calle
Prima Dona
based in Seattle, Washington.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sarkar, Dona Living people Nepalese emigrants to the United States Microsoft employees University of Michigan alumni 1980 births