Meet Our Mentors: Ryan Gaukroger

Ryan Gaukroger
Director, Technical Program Management at Microsoft

I am a business strategist with deep experience in cloud computing who works with engineering and finance on global data center expansion, modernization, monetization, and cloud service deployment prioritization.

“I enjoy supporting and challenging MBA students to leverage their education to realize their professional potential. Why spend all this time and money and not have a goal in mind?”

As a mentor, I excel at…

• Leading teams
• Finding sponsors
• Target setting
• Constraint analysis
• Turning strategy into measurable tactical execution
• Executive engagement
• Corporate jargon

When I have free time, I…

learn and teach, raise children, enjoy the outdoors, travel, and plan my next adventure.

The best career decision I’ve made was…

embracing challenging opportunities and earning an MBA from the UW.

I find inspiration…

all around me. If you seek inspiration, all you need to do is look.

My motto/tagline is…

Pretend you’re 75; what do you regret not doing? Start now.

My favorite book is…

What Do You Care What Other People Think? Further Adventures of a Curious Character by Richard Feynman.

Originally published at https://blog.foster.uw.edu on January 30, 2022.