# Raji Dani

> Raji Dani is VP & Deputy CISO for Microsoft Business, overseeing cybersecurity across Microsoft's Customer & Partner, Finance, and Marketing divisions. With over 25 years in technology and product engineering, she joined Microsoft in 2006 and built her career through Office 365 security, identity and access management, and cloud security leadership. She is a recognized voice on securing customer support ecosystems and preventing lateral movement attacks, with published guidance and RSA Conference appearances to her name.

- **Role:** VP & Deputy CISO for Microsoft Business at Microsoft
- **Organizations:** Microsoft, Teen Feed (Board Member)
- **Education:** Mathematics and Computer Science, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi
- **Known for:** Led Office 365 security and access protection features shipped at global scale, Established comprehensive security framework for Microsoft's customer support operations, Published four-pillar security framework for hardening customer support ecosystems adopted across Microsoft

## Career timeline

- **1990** — Enrolled at IIT Delhi for Mathematics and Computer Science
- **1993** — Graduated from IIT Delhi
- **Pre-2006** — Senior Development Lead at IBM
- **2006** — Joined Microsoft as Senior Development Lead
- **2010s** — Served as Principal Program Manager Lead in Application Services Group
- **2015** — Principal Group Program Manager for Office 365 Security
- **2018** — Partner Director of Products for M365 Security
- **2022** — Promoted to General Manager, M365 Cloud Security
- **2023** — Appointed VP & Deputy CISO for Microsoft Business (Customer & Partner, Finance, Marketing)
- **2025** — Published Microsoft Security Blog post on hardening customer support tools; joined Teen Feed Board as Chair, Strategic Initiatives Committee

## Achievements

- Led Office 365 security and access protection features shipped at global scale
- Established comprehensive security framework for Microsoft's customer support operations
- Published four-pillar security framework for hardening customer support ecosystems adopted across Microsoft
- Speaker at RSA Conference on customer support attack surface defense
- Led identity segmentation and least privilege initiatives across Microsoft 365
- Joined Teen Feed Board and serves as Chair of the Strategic Initiatives Committee

## Latest updates

- **2025-10** — Published 'The importance of hardening customer support tools against attack' on the Microsoft Security Blog
- **2025-06** — Joined the Teen Feed Board and assumed the role of Chair, Strategic Initiatives Committee

## Links

- Website: https://microsoft.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/raji-dani-21085a4
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/dani_raji

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Last updated: 2026-05-31