Tara Roth
Board Member | Corporate Vice President, Engineering | Former Microsoft Executive
South Dakota Mines•United States
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As a Corporate Vice President in Engineering, I’ve had an amazing opportunity to work at Microsoft for 33 years, leading multi-discipline and global engineering teams, building products such as Office and Microsoft 365. One of my most fun recent projects was integrating AI into the Office suite of products as we built M365 Copilot; pivoting the organizations focus to AI. I have a passion for helping businesses of all types transform the way they work, enabled with technology. With my new advisory contributions as a University Advisory Board member with the South Dakota Mines, I'm excited to help the school accomplish its mission, providing advice and counsel to the President of the university. I look forward to giving back to the local community and deepening my perspective on how AI and technology can serve businesses of all sizes.
Career Timeline
- South Dakota MinesCurrentOct 2025–Present· 1 yr
- Board MemberCurrentOct 2025–Present
- Jul 1992–Oct 2025· 33 yrs 3 mos
- Corporate Vice President, Microsoft 365Oct 2016–Oct 2025
- Corporate Vice President, Office TestJun 2010–Oct 2016
- Partner Director, Manager and Software Design Engineer in TestJul 2006–Jun 2010
- Manager, Information TechnologyMar 1999–Jul 2006
- Software Design Engineer in Test | Test LeadJul 1992–Mar 1999
Education
Bachelor of Science - BS
Industrial Engineering
South Dakota Mines