Panos Costa Panay ( el, Πάνος Κώστα Παναή) is an American business executive. He is the chief product officer of
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology corporation producing computer software, consumer electronics, personal computers, and related services headquartered at the Microsoft Redmond campus located in Redmond, Washing ...
, where he oversees the company's Windows and Devices division.
[Panos Panay, "Introducing Windows 11", Windows Experience Blog]
June 24, 2021
/ref> He oversees the development of Surface
A surface, as the term is most generally used, is the outermost or uppermost layer of a physical object or space. It is the portion or region of the object that can first be perceived by an observer using the senses of sight and touch, and is t ...
products and related hardware, along with the Windows
Windows is a group of several proprietary graphical operating system families developed and marketed by Microsoft. Each family caters to a certain sector of the computing industry. For example, Windows NT for consumers, Windows Server for serv ...
client operating system.
Panay introduced Windows 11
Windows 11 is the latest major release of Microsoft's Windows NT operating system, released in October 2021. It is a free upgrade to its predecessor, Windows 10 (2015), and is available for any Windows 10 devices that meet the new Windows 11 ...
on the Windows Experience Blog on June 24, 2021.
Personal life
Panay received an M.B.A. from Pepperdine University
Pepperdine University () is a private research university affiliated with the Churches of Christ with its main campus in Los Angeles County, California. Pepperdine's main campus consists of 830 acres (340 ha) overlooking the Pacific Ocean and t ...
and a B.Sc. from California State University, Northridge
California State University, Northridge (CSUN or Cal State Northridge) is a public university in the Northridge neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. With a total enrollment of 38,551 students (as of Fall 2021), it has the second largest un ...
.
He is of Greek-Cypriot
Greek Cypriots or Cypriot Greeks ( el, Ελληνοκύπριοι, Ellinokýprioi, tr, Kıbrıs Rumları) are the ethnic Greeks, Greek population of Cyprus, forming the island's largest Ethnolinguistic group, ethnolinguistic community. Accordin ...
descent. His first cousin, Panos (Andreas) Panay, is a music entrepreneur.
Career
Panay was responsible for electromechanical devices at NMB Technologies (a subsidiary of MinebeaMitsumi
is a Japanese multinational corporation and a major producer of machinery components and electronics devices. The company was founded as in 1951. As of June 30, 2019, MinebeaMitsumi comprises 121 consolidated subsidiaries and affiliates. NMB (U ...
) in Michigan from 2000 to 2004.["Panos Panay]
on LinkedIn
/ref>
Microsoft
Panay joined Microsoft in 2004. Panay is sometimes considered the "father" of the Surface
A surface, as the term is most generally used, is the outermost or uppermost layer of a physical object or space. It is the portion or region of the object that can first be perceived by an observer using the senses of sight and touch, and is t ...
brand. In late August 2021, he was promoted to become an executive vice president and joined the senior leadership team that advises CEO Satya Nadella
Satya Narayana Nadella (, ; born 19 August 1967) is an Indian-American business executive. He is the executive chairman and CEO of Microsoft, succeeding Steve Ballmer in 2014 as CEO and John W. Thompson in 2021 as chairman. Before becoming CE ...
.
Notes
Microsoft employees
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
{{Microsoft-stub