# Peter Cray

> Peter Cray is VP Strategy & Operations for AWS Sales, Marketing and Global Services at Amazon Web Services, where he oversees go-to-market strategy, business and sales operations, competitive strategy, and field marketing across 122 subsidiaries worldwide. With nearly three decades in enterprise technology, he spent 15 years at Microsoft in increasingly senior roles - including COO & Chief Business Officer for Microsoft China & Greater China Region - before joining AWS in 2022. He reports to Greg Pearson as part of AWS's integrated global sales organization alongside peers Dave Levy and Robert Chu.

- **Role:** VP Strategy & Operations - AWS Sales, Marketing and Global Services at Amazon Web Services
- **Organizations:** Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft
- **Nationality:** Australian
- **Education:** Unknown degree, Monash University
- **Known for:** Led strategy and operations across AWS Sales, Marketing and Global Services spanning 122 subsidiaries worldwide, Served as COO & Chief Business Officer of Microsoft's China & Greater China Region (2004-2007), Held Corporate Vice President role at Microsoft for 15 years (2007-2022)

## Career timeline

- **1993** — Joined Microsoft as Director of Marketing
- **2000** — Became Business Group Lead, Microsoft Modern Work
- **2002** — Became Business Group Lead, US Cloud & Enterprise at Microsoft
- **2004** — Appointed COO & Chief Business Officer, Microsoft China & Greater China Region
- **2007** — Returned from China; became Corporate Vice President at Microsoft
- **2022** — Joined Amazon Web Services as VP Strategy & Operations, AWS Sales, Marketing and Global Services
- **2023** — Named special guest speaker at AWS Youth Tech Day with IGNITE Worldwide; emphasized diversity in STEM
- **2024** — Under AWS CEO Matt Garman's leadership restructure, Cray's teams consolidated under Greg Pearson in integrated global sales org

## Achievements

- Led strategy and operations across AWS Sales, Marketing and Global Services spanning 122 subsidiaries worldwide
- Served as COO & Chief Business Officer of Microsoft's China & Greater China Region (2004-2007)
- Held Corporate Vice President role at Microsoft for 15 years (2007-2022)
- Built and led Microsoft's US Cloud & Enterprise business group during critical cloud adoption era
- Championed diversity in STEM education through public speaking engagements at AWS Youth Tech Day (2023)

## Latest updates

- **2024-06** — Teams consolidated under Greg Pearson as part of Matt Garman's AWS leadership restructure integrating Global Sales, WW Public Sector, Greater China Region, and Sales Strategy & Operations
- **2023-10** — Featured as special guest speaker at AWS Youth Tech Day with IGNITE Worldwide at the AWS Skills Center in Seattle

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-cray-aba7b64

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Last updated: 2026-05-31