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{{Short description|Indian businessman}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2019}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Sanjay Parthasarathy
| image =
| education = B.S. mechanical engineering, S.M. engineering, S.M. management
| alma_mater = [[MIT]], [[MIT Sloan School of Management]]
| occupation = CEO and Founder of [[Indix]], former [[Microsoft]] executive
}}

'''Sanjay Parthasarathy''' is a former [[Microsoft]] executive and technology expert. He is currently the CEO of [[Indix]], a technology company that provides a comprehensive [[Product Intelligence|product intelligence]] [[Software platform|platform]] and a product [[database]] which aims to help websites and apps become product-aware.<ref name=techcrunch2>{{Citation |url=https://techcrunch.com/2014/01/14/indix-is-building-a-catalog-of-over-1-billion-consumer-products-to-help-brands-sell-better/ | title= Indix Is Building A Catalog Of Over 1 Billion Consumer Products To Help Brands Sell Better |author = Pankaj Mishra | publisher = [[TechCrunch]] | date = 14 January 2014 | access-date = 26 February 2014}}</ref>

Parthasarathy left Microsoft in 2009 when he was Corporate VP of the Startup Business Accelerator program, a division that he created.<ref name=geekwire>{{Cite web |url=http://www.geekwire.com/2013/exmicrosoft-exec-lands-45m-stealthy-big-data-analytics-startup-indix/ |title=Ex-Microsoft exec lands $4.5M to help make life easier for product managers |publisher=Geekwire |author=John Cook |date=2 April 2013 |access-date=26 February 2014}}</ref><ref name=tieseattle>{{Cite web |url=https://seattle.tie.org/speaker/48/sanjay-parthasarathy |title=Sanjay Parthasarathy |publisher=TiE Seattle |access-date=26 February 2014}}</ref><ref name=cnet>{{Cite web |url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10264003-56.html |title=Longtime Microsoft executive leaving company |publisher=cnet |author=Ina Fried |date=12 June 2009 |access-date=26 February 2014}}</ref><ref name=latimes>{{cite news |url=http://articles.latimes.com/2014/feb/05/business/la-fi-microsoft-ceo-20140205 |title=Hailing the new chief |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |author=Chris O'Brien |date=5 February 2014 |access-date=26 February 2014 |archive-date=1 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301191622/http://articles.latimes.com/2014/feb/05/business/la-fi-microsoft-ceo-20140205 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Before that, he was Corporate VP of Developer and [[Platform evangelism|Platform Evangelism]] from 2000 to 2007.<ref name=microsoft>{{Cite web |url=http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/exec/sanjay/07-11wpc2007.aspx |title=Sanjay Parthasarathy: Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference 2007 |publisher=Microsoft |access-date=26 February 2014}}</ref><ref name=seattletimes>{{cite news |last=Romano |first=Benjamin |date=29 June 2006 |title=Budding programmers swap ideas with Gates|newspaper=The Seattle Times |location=Seattle, Washington |pages=E1 }}</ref> He grew Microsoft's developer business tools from $500 million to $1 billion, launched .NET, and has run microsoft.com and the Internet Security product unit.<ref name=inktalks>{{Cite web |url=http://www.inktalks.com/people/sanjay-parthasarathy |title=Sanjay Parthasarathy: Startup Investor |publisher=INK Talks |access-date=26 February 2014}}</ref> He directed [[Bill Gates]]' first trip to India in 1997 which led to significant investment from Microsoft in the country,<ref name=inktalks /><ref name=forbes>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.forbes.com/forbes/2000/0417/6509080a.html |title=Bill Gates, Secretary of State |magazine=Forbes |author=Srikumar Rao |date=17 April 2000 |access-date=26 February 2014}}</ref> benefitting the growing software industry there.<ref name=tieseattle /><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/08/18/230186/index.htm|title=MICROSOFT FIRST AMERICA, NOW THE WORLD BILL GATES BELIEVES HE CAN TAP INTO UNTOLD WEALTH IN OVERSEAS MARKETS. HERE'S HOW HIS PLAN WORKS.|author= Schlender, Brent|magazine=Fortune Magazine|date=18 August 1997|access-date=27 February 2014}}</ref><ref name=associatedpress>{{cite news |date=14 September 2000 |title=Maritz becomes latest executive to leave Microsoft|publisher=Associated Press }}</ref><ref name=seattletimes2>{{cite news |last=Dudley |first=Brier |date=28 March 2001 |title=Pinning down .NET strategy isn't easy - Windows engineering conference|newspaper=The Seattle Times |location=Seattle, Washington |pages=C1 }}</ref>

==Other interests==
Sanjay is a collector of Indian art. Some items from his collection will comprise a 2014 exhibition at the Seattle Art Museum.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.seattleartmuseum.org/Exhibitions/Details?EventId=27436|title=Upcoming Exhibitions|publisher=Seattle Art Museum|access-date=6 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iexaminer.org/2014/07/arts-etc-722014/|title=Arts Etc.|publisher=International Exaimer|access-date=6 July 2014}}</ref>

Parthasarathy is an investor in technology startups and he has invested in several early stage startups such as Buuteeq (acquired by [[Priceline.com]]), Skift, Flipsicle, [[GOQii]], Gama, and DocSuggest.<ref name=inktalks /><ref name=vccircle>{{Cite web |url=http://www.vccircle.com/news/media-entertainment/2012/07/30/rafat-ali%E2%80%99s-travel-media-company-skift-gets-500k-vishal-gondal |title=Rafat Ali’s travel media company Skift gets $500K from Vishal Gondal, Sanjay Parthasarathy, others |publisher=VCCircle |author=Team VCC |date=30 July 2012 |access-date=26 February 2014}}</ref>

In 2014 Parthasarathy appeared on the ETNow show the Superangels as a judge, mentor and investor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNlra-iPEMo|title=Starting Up - Super Angels - Exotel|publisher=ETNow}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/et-now/daily/super-angels-in-conversation-with-sanjay-parthasarthy/videoshow/8822890.cms|title=Super Angels: In conversation with Sanjay Parthasarthy|newspaper=The Economic Times|access-date=6 July 2014}}</ref>

Sanjay is a member of the Product Council of India's National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nasscom.in/vision-10b-2020-software-products-nasscom-announces-product-council|title=Vision of $10B by 2020 from Software Products- NASSCOM announces Product Council|publisher=Nasscom|access-date=6 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/info-tech/nasscom-sets-up-product-council-to-focus-on-startups/article4712103.ece|title=Nasscom sets up product council to focus on start-ups|newspaper=The Hindu Business Line|access-date=6 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/tech-news/Nasscom-launches-product-council-to-counter-iSpirt/articleshow/20030443.cms|title=Nasscom launches product council to counter iSpirt|newspaper=The Times of India|access-date=6 July 2014}}</ref>

Since 2023 Sanjay has been operating partner and co-owner of the [[Seattle Orcas]] [[Major League Cricket]] team with Microsoft CEO [[Satya Nadella]]. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Schlosser |first=Kurt |date=2025-06-13 |title=He helped Microsoft grow in India, and Seattle Orcas co-owner could do same for cricket in U.S. |url=https://www.geekwire.com/2025/he-helped-microsoft-grow-in-india-and-seattle-orcas-co-owner-could-do-same-for-cricket-in-u-s/ |access-date=2025-10-09 |website=GeekWire |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Parthasarathy was born in [[Chennai]], India. In addition to his work in technology, Sanjay has also been an active cricket player. During his cricket career, Parthasarathy represented his school, state, zone, university and two teams in a first division league.<ref name=geekwire2>{{citation | url = http://www.geekwire.com/2015/for-the-love-of-cricket-what-microsoft-ceo-satya-nadella-and-other-tech-leaders-have-learned-from-their-favorite-sport/ | title = For the love of cricket: What the sport has taught Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and other tech leaders | publisher =GeekWire| access-date=2 March 2015 |author=Cook, John}}</ref> In an interview with GeekWire in 2015, he noted that cricket played an active role in developing his value for persistence in the tech industry.<ref name=geekwire2 /> He was awarded Junior School Cricketer of the Year award by the [[Tamil Nadu Cricket Association]] (TNCA) in 1980. Sanjay has represented Tamil Nadu state and South Zone in under-19 cricket (1982) and under-15 cricket (1980). He captained the Anna University cricket team in 1985 and has represented Tamil Nadu in under-22 cricket.<ref name=tieseattle /><ref name=cricketarchive>{{Cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/449/449838/Miscellaneous_Matches.html |title=S Parthasarathy |publisher=Cricket Archive |access-date=26 February 2014}}</ref>

He currently lives in [[Bellevue, Washington]] with his wife, Malini Balakrishnan, and two children.

==Education==
Parthasarathy has a [[master's degree]] in engineering from [[MIT]], a master's in management from the [[MIT Sloan School of Management]], and a bachelor's in [[mechanical engineering]] from [[Anna University]]'s College of Engineering in Chennai.<ref name=tieseattle /><ref name=xconomyb>{{Citation | url = http://www.xconomy.com/seattle/2013/04/15/a-billion-prices-and-counting-big-data-ambition-at-startup-indix/| title = A Billion Prices and Counting: Big Data Ambition at Startup Indix| author = Benjamin Romano| publisher = [[Xconomy]]| date = 15 April 2013| access-date = 17 February 2014}}</ref> He is on the Executive Board of the MIT Sloan School.<ref name=tieseattle /><ref name=inktalks /><ref name=namasthenri>{{Cite web |url=http://www.namasthenri.com/nrioftheweek/sanjay.html |title=Sanjay Parthasarathy – an MIT whiz kid |publisher=NamastheNRI |access-date=26 February 2014}}</ref>

Parthasarathy studied at Don Bosco Matriculation Higher Secondary School in Egmore, Chennai.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/Well-schooled-legend/2013/10/21/article1845237.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714232607/http://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/Well-schooled-legend/2013/10/21/article1845237.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 July 2014|title=Well Schooled Legend|newspaper=New Indian Express|access-date=6 July 2014}}</ref>

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