John Rivera-Dirks Email & Phone Number

Kirkland, WA, US

Stanford, CA, US

I'm among a team at Stanford's Hoover Institution that launched and is growing a new and exciting U.S.-India program. We are accomplished academics, researchers, and expert practitioners on India. Together we collaborate with partners in India to strengthen U.S.-India ties, focusing on critical sectors such as energy, technology standards, manufacturing.

Seattle, Washington, US

I led a high-performing partner marketing organization at Zillow, focusing on creating opportunities with partners through a variety of marketing strategies. This involved growing the organization, delivering successful partner events, content, and social initiatives, ultimately establishing a clear value proposition and go-to-market plan for our partners.

Seattle, WA, US

I advanced AWS cloud migration and adoption within the public sector by overseeing the AWS partnership with ten major EdTech and GovTech SaaS partners. This included making strategic investments to fuel the partner's business growth, and thereby increasing their spend on Amazon. Bonus that together we modernized outdated systems and implemented new.

Seattle, WA, US

I led the content licensing partnerships to feed Alexa's knowledge graph to enable her to answer questions. This included negotiating with major content providers on everything from the weather to movie showtimes so Alexa could grow smarter and more helpful to its users.

Redmond, Washington, US

I directed global strategy for cloud and devices (Surface, Windows, Enterprise Mobility Suite) in the public sector industries (education, health, government/public safety, and national security). I led the successful launch of Windows 10, surpassing launch goals fourfold. During this period, Surface took the top spot among public sector customers, and EMS.

Redmond, Washington, US

I oversaw the Windows devices business targeting the education and student market. Within a span of just two quarters, my team achieved a significant milestone that sold over half a million Surface devices globally through the Surface in schools program, utilizing both direct sales and channel partnerships. I executed a comprehensive marketing and sales.

Redmond, Washington, US

I was responsible for leading US education marketing targeted at both students and institutions. My role involved spearheading major marketing campaigns and programs for all relevant Microsoft products, including Office, Windows, and Bing. I also introduced innovative evangelism initiatives like EduConnect and Microsoft Student Partners, which entailed.

Washington, DC, US

I headed front office operations, where I managed a team consisting of six direct reports. My responsibilities encompassed strategic communications and advancing the agenda of the U.S. ambassador to India. I provided counsel to the ambassador on all official matters and ensured that he was thoroughly briefed on critical issues affecting U.S.-India.

Cupertino, California, US

I joined Apple two years after Steve Jobs' return, during a time when the company was still in the process of rebounding and regaining its footing. It was one of the most impactful experiences in my career to learn from the talent at Apple at that time. In my role, I managed education programs, which included Apple's University Executive Forum and the.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Marketing And Operations

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Economics And Political Science