Jeffrey Snover

CTO

Needham, Massachusetts, United States46 yrs 8 mos experience

Highly StableAI Enabled

Key Highlights

Inventor of Windows PowerShell, a key management tool.
Led AI policy initiatives at Harvard University.
Extensive experience in cloud computing and systems architecture.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned architect in cloud computing and AI policy frameworks.

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Skills

Core Skills

SreRisk ManagementManagementAi ArchitectureCloud ComputingSystem ArchitectureSystems ManagementManagement Technologies

Other Skills

ScriptingTechnical LeadershipDevOpsTechnical StrategyPowerShellManagement FrameworkSoftware DevelopmentUnixHigh AvailabilityData CenterNetwork AdministrationWindows ServerSoftware DesignVirtualizationGUI

About

Specialties: SRE, Risk Management, Management, Systems Management, Network Management, Scripting, GUIs, Inventor/Architect of Windows PowerShell (Monad)

Experience

46 yrs 8 mos

Total Experience

5 yrs 11 mos

Average Tenure

4 mos

Current Experience

Berkman klein center for internet & society at harvard university

Fellow

Mar 2026 – Present · 2 mos · Cambridge, MA

The AI policy conversation is broken — not because people disagree, but because they lack the infrastructure to disagree productively. This fellowship is building that infrastructure.
As a Fellow at Harvard's Berkman Klein Center, I'm developing the AI Triad Rosetta Stone — a unified framework for translating between the three dominant communities shaping AI policy: Accelerationists, Safetyists, and Skeptics. These groups use identical vocabulary (risk, harm, safety) to mean entirely different things, making durable policy nearly impossible.
Applying systems-engineering principles to public discourse, this project will:
Survey and synthesize existing AI policy taxonomies
Build a diagnostic schema to separate value conflicts from factual disputes
Stress-test the framework through structured cross-disciplinary workshops
Publish The 2026 AI Triad Rosetta Stone toolkit for policymakers, press, and engineers
The goal: move the conversation from three simultaneous monologues to structured, productive dialogue.

ScriptingSystems ManagementManagementTechnical LeadershipSRERisk Management

Self-employed

Retired / Philosopher-Errant

Jan 2026 – Present · 4 mos

Google

Distinguished Engineer

Sep 2022 – Jan 2026 · 3 yrs 4 mos

Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) is an engineering organization specializing in designing, building, and maintaining large-scale production services. We work across Google’s most critical product and infrastructure including Search, Ads, Commerce & Payments, and Geo.

SRETechnical Leadership

Microsoft

4 roles

Technical Fellow and CTO

Mar 2019 – Jul 2022 · 3 yrs 4 mos

Chief Technical Officer for Modern Work Transformation (MWT) and AI architect for M365 Substrate.
Defined MWT technical roadmap for addressing the needs of vertical industries, frontline workers, and workplace analytics combing systems of engagement with systems of record including M365, D365, and Azure.
Company spokesperson for a range of topics.
Defined technical roadmap for scaling AI efforts across M365.
Executive sponsor for numerous customers and partners.

ManagementTechnical LeadershipAI Architecture

Technical Fellow & Chief Architect for the Enterprise Cloud Group and the Microsoft Azure Stack

Promoted

Sep 2015 – Feb 2019 · 3 yrs 5 mos

Chief Architect, Azure Stack, Azure Management, Windows Server and System Center.
Delivered overall technical strategy, system design, and coordinated across area architects to create technology roadmaps. Optimized products for DevOps and cloud scenarios. Used, delivered, and drove change in culture around using Open Source in Windows (OpenSSH, Pester, PowerShell). Community outreach via Twitter (>53K followers), public speaking (keynotes, sessions, customer/partner workshops), industry efforts (DevOps Enterprise Forum), and press interviews.

Cloud ComputingSystem ArchitectureDevOps

Distinguished Engineer/Lead Architect Windows Server and System Center Datacenter

Mar 2009 – Sep 2015 · 6 yrs 6 mos

Lead the creation, evangelization and execution of the overall Windows Server and System Center technical strategy.
Drove specific technical initiatives around the datacenter abstraction layer (DAL), modern cloud fabric, standards-based management and automation.
Transformed complex, multi-year aspirational goals into sequences of short term deliverables with clear value propositions.
Technical adviser and approver of the Common Engineering Criteria program to deliver a common customer experience.
Company spokesperson with press, partners, analysts and customers.

Technical StrategySystems Management

Partner Architect for Management Products and Technologies

Dec 1999 – Mar 2009 · 9 yrs 3 mos

Architect for all management products and technologies.
Inventor/Architect of Windows PowerShell (Monad)

Technical StrategySystems Management

Ibm tivoli systems, inc.

2 roles

Architect

Promoted

Dec 1997 – Dec 1999 · 2 yrs

Managed strategic technology investements and relationships. Architect on Management Framework Project.

PowerShellManagement Technologies

Development Manager

Jun 1996 – Dec 1997 · 1 yr 6 mos

Managed the NetView product Development Team.

Management Framework

Digital equipment corp

2 roles

Consulting Software Engineer

Sep 1990 – Jun 1996 · 5 yrs 9 mos

Worked on CASE tools focusing on SW Configuration Management systems. DId advanced development for various system and network management technologies. Architect/technical leader for PolyCenter Netview on NT.

Software Development

Development Manager

Jun 1989 – Sep 1990 · 1 yr 3 mos

Developer, then Development manager, for the installation/distributed management technologies for UNIX development org.

Apollo computers

2 roles

Development Manager

May 1987 – Jun 1989 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Manager of the OSI protocol development team.

Developer

Jan 1986 – Jan 1989 · 3 yrs

Developer on Domain/Access (Remote filesystem to VMS).

Greystone technology

Software Engineer

Mar 1985 – May 1987 · 2 yrs 2 mos

Employee #1. Developed the database system, db utilities, and code generation system for a MUMPS compilier.

Storage technology corporation

Software Engineer

Jul 1983 – Mar 1985 · 1 yr 8 mos

Quality Process Engineer for Disk drive manufacturing.
Program Manager and Developer on DACO, the Unix-based factory data collection/management system for Disk drive manufacturing.