# Stefan Kinnestrand

> Stefan Kinnestrand is Vice President of Product Marketing at Microsoft, where he leads go-to-market strategy for cloud endpoints and commercial end user computing - spanning Windows Commercial Client, Windows 365, Azure Virtual Desktop, Cloud & AI Devices, and Microsoft Intune. A 23-year Microsoft veteran originally from Stockholm, Sweden, he has built a track record of transforming products from incubation to billion-dollar businesses and driving multiple-billion-dollar incremental revenue for Microsoft and its partners.

- **Role:** Vice President, Product Marketing at Microsoft
- **Organizations:** Microsoft
- **From:** Stockholm, Sweden
- **Nationality:** Swedish
- **Education:** Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Communication, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm, MBA, Stockholm University
- **Known for:** Led teams generating multiple billion dollars in incremental revenue for Microsoft and partners, Took several large Microsoft businesses from no growth to sustained double-digit growth, Transformed multiple products from incubation stage to billion-dollar businesses

## Career timeline

- **1996-2002** — Studied Electrical Engineering at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm
- **Early 2000s** — Product Manager at TeliaSonera (Swedish mobile operator), responsible for 3G service portfolio
- **~2001-2002** — Joined Microsoft; started 23+ year tenure
- **2000s** — Senior Product Manager, Windows at Microsoft
- **2000s-2010s** — Director of Product Management, Windows at Microsoft
- **2010s** — Director Business Planning at Microsoft
- **2010s** — Senior Director Business Planning at Microsoft
- **2010s-2020s** — General Manager - Monetization and Business Planning at Microsoft
- **2020s** — Promoted to Vice President, Product Marketing, overseeing cloud endpoints and commercial end user computing
- **2023-present** — VP leading Windows Commercial Client, Windows 365, Azure Virtual Desktop, Cloud & AI Devices, and Microsoft Intune marketing

## Achievements

- Led teams generating multiple billion dollars in incremental revenue for Microsoft and partners
- Took several large Microsoft businesses from no growth to sustained double-digit growth
- Transformed multiple products from incubation stage to billion-dollar businesses
- Led marketing effort supporting Microsoft's recognition as a Gartner Magic Quadrant leader for Desktop as a Service (three consecutive years)
- Active blog author on Windows Experience Blog and Microsoft 365 Blog with wide enterprise readership
- Speaker at Microsoft Ignite conference
- 23+ years at Microsoft across product management, business planning, and product marketing

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Announced new Cloud PC devices designed for Windows 365 at a major Microsoft event
- **2025-09** — Published blog on Windows 365 bringing resilient, AI-driven cloud productivity to more users
- **2023-07** — Featured as author on Microsoft 365 Blog covering Desktop as a Service leadership and enterprise cloud topics

## Links

- Website: https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/author/stefankinnestrand/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stefankinnestrand/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/stefanki
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stefankinnestrand/

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