Jo Kothari

Jo Kothari is a technology leader at Microsoft, where she works in the Agentic security space. She excels in driving programs and building strategy across product, bridging the gap between what customers want from technology and what the company delivers to meet business outcomes and drive transformation. Jo earned her MBA from Temple University with a major in information systems during the Y2K era around 2000, which inspired her path into technology after starting with consulting and moving into healthcare technology roles focused on improving outcomes through systems for hospitals and healthcare companies. Her notable professional achievement includes building a system to synthesize customer insights into actionable feedback for engineers, creating a prioritization algorithm that has been adopted across multiple teams. She is an active member of the women in tech community and the Grace Hopper Organization, and she mentors early-career women at Microsoft. Jo also supports charitable efforts through her family's Future Wave Foundation, which partners with SOLA to aid underprivileged children and supports orphanages and schools in India.