# Douglas Pearce

> Douglas Pearce is Corporate Vice President of Product Management for M365 Copilot Growth at Microsoft, where he leads the strategy to bring AI-powered productivity tools to hundreds of millions of users worldwide. Based in the Seattle area, he has spent over two decades at Microsoft, previously heading product management for Office Growth and Fundamentals before pivoting to spearhead the company's flagship AI copilot initiative across Microsoft 365.

- **Role:** Corporate Vice President of Product Management (M365 Copilot Growth) at Microsoft
- **Organizations:** Microsoft, George Washington University, BEA Systems, KnowNow
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Arts, The George Washington University
- **Known for:** Led product management for Microsoft Office Growth and Fundamentals, overseeing one of the world's most widely used software suites, Appointed Corporate Vice President to lead M365 Copilot Growth strategy, Microsoft's flagship AI productivity initiative, Featured speaker at Intuit's Tech Leadership Forum on ambidextrous leadership in the AI era

## Career timeline

- **pre-2003** — Web Development Manager at George Washington University
- **pre-2003** — Program Management roles at KnowNow and BEA Systems
- **2003** — Joined Microsoft
- **2003-2024** — Various senior product management roles at Microsoft, including Senior Technical Program Manager and VP of Product Management for Office Growth and Fundamentals
- **2024-present** — Corporate Vice President of Product Management, M365 Copilot Growth at Microsoft

## Achievements

- Led product management for Microsoft Office Growth and Fundamentals, overseeing one of the world's most widely used software suites
- Appointed Corporate Vice President to lead M365 Copilot Growth strategy, Microsoft's flagship AI productivity initiative
- Featured speaker at Intuit's Tech Leadership Forum on ambidextrous leadership in the AI era
- Speaker at Microsoft Silicon Valley emerging leaders events on scaling strategy and efficiency

## Latest updates

- **2024-01** — Elevated to Corporate Vice President role overseeing M365 Copilot Growth product management at Microsoft

## Links

- Website: https://microsoft.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/douglasprc/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/douglasprc

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