Irina Ghose Husband, Children, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Profession	Managing Director of Anthropic India
Physical Stats
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Career
Awards, Honours, Achievements	• BW Businessworld’s Most Influential Women by BW Businessworld (2025) • BT Most Powerful Women in Business by Business Today (2024) • BW Businessworld’s Most Influential Women by BW Business World (2024) • Top 50 Women in Tech in Asia by Wire 19 (2024) • Distinguished Alumnus by XLRI, Jamshedpur (2023) • 40 Powerhouse Women in Tech (40 Years of Dataquest) by Dataquest (2023) • BW Businessworld’s Most Influential Women by BW Businessworld (2023) • Distinguished Alumnus by IIT (BHU) (2021) • Top Solution Sales Area Leader of the Year (Excellence Award Diamond) by Microsoft Corporation (2021) • Distinguished Professionalism & Contribution to IT by State Bank of India (2018) • Inspirational Women's Award by Microsoft Corporation (2017) • Top Education Business Area Leader of the Year by Microsoft Corporation (2012)
Personal Life
Birthplace	Patna, Uttar Pradesh, India
Nationality	Indian
College/University	• Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi • Xavier School of Management (formerly Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI)), Jamshedpur
Educational Qualification(s)	• Electrical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi (1989-1993) • MBA (Business Management) from XLRI, Jamshedpur (1995-1997)
Religion	Hinduism
Tattoo	On her right leg
Social Media	• Instagram • Twitter • LinkedIn
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	12 December 1999
Family
Husband/Spouse
Children	Son- 1 Daughter- 1
Parents	Father- (professor and geologist)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Irina Ghose

• She grew up in a family of educators.

• As a child in Patna, her father encouraged her to play cricket with the boys for inclusion.
  

  A childhood picture of Irina Ghose with her father

• In June 1993, she started working as a Program Manager in the Export Oriented Unit for Large Bid Management for Engineering Equipment at Tata Steel. She served in the position till June 1995.

• She served as Regional Channel Manager for PC Sales for Small and Medium Business at HCL Infosystems Limited from May 1997 to May 1998.

• From June 1998 to September 1999, she served as Business Manager for Corporate Sales, Laptops and Associated Software and Services at HCL Infosystems Limited.

• In October 1999, she began working as a Product Manager for Enterprise Products at Wipro Infotech Limited. She served in the position till October 2000.

• She worked as a Business Consultant for eBusiness in the Solutions Division at Wipro Infotech Limited from November 2000 to November 2001.

• In December 2001, she was designated as Regional Partner Alliance Manager at Microsoft, India. She served in the position till June 2003.

• From July 2003 to June 2005, she served as Corporate Business Manager at Microsoft.

• In June 2005, she was promoted to the position of Corporate Sales Business Head for South at Microsoft. She served in the position till June 2008.

• She was appointed as Director of Sales for South at Microsoft in July 2008. She worked in the position till December 2009.

• She was promoted to the position of Director of Partnership Strategy at Microsoft in January 2010. She worked in the position till September 2010.

• In January 2010, she founded MyLittleBit, a philanthropic foundation which focuses on providing STEM education and scholarships to poor girls.
  

  Irina Ghose posing with the students and teachers of her Little Bit organisation

• She served as Director and Country Head for Education at Microsoft from July 2010 to June 2013.

• From July 2013 to June 2017, she served as Director of Sales Excellence, Strategy, and Planning (COO for Enterprise Business) at Microsoft in Bengaluru, India.

• In October 2016, she began working as a Trustee at SonderConnect.

• In February 2017, she earned the certification in MIT’s Approach to Design Thinking: Innovation of Products and Services from MIT Sloan School of Management.

• She then completed a certification in Digital Strategies for Business: Lead the Next Generation Enterprise from Columbia Business School in May 2017.

• She then served as Senior Director and Country Head for Modern Workplace (Office 365, Windows, Security, and Devices) at Microsoft India from July 2017 to May 2020.

  

  Irina Ghose speaking during a conference

• In January 2019, she received the Microsoft 365 Fundamentals Technical Certification (MS-900), the Microsoft Dynamics 365 Fundamentals Technical Certification (MB-900), and the Microsoft Azure Fundamentals Technical Certification (AZ-900) from Microsoft.

• In January 2020, she received the Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals Technical Certification (PP-900), the Microsoft Azure AI Technical Certification (AI-900) from Microsoft, and the Microsoft Azure Data Fundamentals Technical Certification (DP-900) from Microsoft.

• She then completed the Microsoft INSEAD AI Business School certification from INSEAD in February 2020.

• In May 2020, she was appointed as Senior Director and Country Head for Azure Sales (Infrastructure, Application, Data, and AI) at Microsoft. She served in the position till August 2020.

• In September 2020, she began working as an Executive Director for Cloud Solutions (Azure, Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365, Security) at Microsoft in India. She worked in the position till March 2022.

• In March 2021, she received the Associate Certified Coach (ACC) certification from the International Coaching Federation. It expired in March 2024.

• In August 2021, she received the Diamond Excellence Award from Microsoft Technology Solution Achievers.

• She served as a Chief Operating Officer at Microsoft India from April 2022 to June 2023.

• She was appointed as a Managing Director at Microsoft India in July 2023. She served in the position till December 2025.

• In January 2024, she earned the Microsoft Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals certification (SC-900) from Microsoft.

• In January 2026, she made headlines when she was appointed as the Managing Director at Anthropic, India.

• As a runner, she often participates in various marathons.
  

  Irina Ghose with her daughter during a marathon

• She is known for her ‘Pizza’ philosophy. ​She often compares life to a pizza with five slices, i.e. family, work, friends, self, and giving back. ​According to her, a balance between these five slices led to a happy and meaningful life.

• She is a fitness enthusiast and does yoga regularly. She often shares pictures of her yoga sessions on social media.
  

  Irina Ghose posing after a yoga session

• Her husband likes reading books. ​In some of her interviews, she often mentioned that his reading habits led to her own growth and love for books.

• She likes travelling to distant places, cycling, and reading books in her free time.
  

  Irina Ghose during a trip