Rupal Shirpurkar — CEO

• Business Head (Cloud BU) at Click2Cloud, leading large-scale cloud strategy, AI adoption, and digital transformation programs across 32+ countries, in close collaboration with Microsoft and global ecosystem partners • 10+ years of experience spanning cloud strategy, enterprise modernization, government transformation, and AI-led innovation, supporting central and state governments, ministries, public safety agencies, and Fortune 500 enterprises • Driving mission-critical national and enterprise initiatives across smart policing, public safety, digital infrastructure, sovereign cloud, AI Centers of Excellence (AI CoEs), and large-scale digital platforms, aligned with the India AI Mission and global digital policy frameworks • Deep expertise in architecting and operationalizing cloud- and AI-powered platforms, including command & control systems, predictive analytics, decision-support engines, citizen-scale monitoring solutions, FinOps and cost-optimization frameworks, and enterprise cloud modernization programs • Proven leader in building and scaling high-performing global teams, delivering measurable policy outcomes, operational efficiency, business value, and citizen impact • Recognized as Top 12 Women in Cloud (Global) and Top 10 Women Trailblazers in Cloud Computing – India, for leadership and impact at scale • Keynote speaker at 50+ global conferences, sharing thought leadership on AI for government, enterprise cloud strategy, digital governance, and inclusive leadership • Founder, Women in Technology & Leadership (WITL) – a USA-based global community with 1,000+ active members, advancing leadership and inclusion across the technology ecosystem • Computer Science & Engineering, Nagpur University | Leadership Specialization, Harvard Business School • Recipient of multiple industry honors including Alibaba MVP, OpenStack Founding Member, Lokmat CXO Award, and other global recognitions • Driven by a strong belief in technology as a strategic enabler—helping governments govern better and enterprises operate smarter, at scale

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cloud Computing and AI Transformation expert with a focus on enterprise solutions.

Location: Seattle, Washington, United States

Experience: 13 yrs 2 mos

Skills

Go-to-market Strategy
Cloud Migration
Digital Transformation
Business Strategy
Leadership
Technical Advisory
Product Strategy

Career Highlights

Top 12 Women in Cloud globally recognized.
Founder of Women in Technology & Leadership community.
Expert in cloud strategy and AI transformation.

Work Experience

Click2Cloud Inc.

VP, Cloud & AI Transformation | Global GTM & Strategic Growth (4 mos)

Business Head (Cloud BU - Global)- Leading AI & Cloud Transformation | Product Strategy (4 mos)

KDK College of Engineering, Nagpur

Board Member (1 yr)

Microsoft

Program Manager Business Development (4 yrs)

The Linux Foundation

Centaurus - Marketing Outreach Committee Representative (4 yrs 3 mos)

SODA Foundation - Marketing Outreach Committee Representative (6 yrs 11 mos)

Alibaba Cloud

Alibaba Cloud MVP (7 yrs 4 mos)

Click2Cloud Inc.

Business Head (Cloud BU - APAC) (3 yrs 5 mos)

International Business Development Manager (1 yr)

Senior Software Engineer / Business Analyst (11 mos)

OpenStack

Foundation Member (8 yrs 4 mos)

delaPlex Software

Software Engineer (7 mos)

ADCC Infocad Limited

Software Engineer Executive (2 yrs 10 mos)

Education

Leadership Principles at Harvard Business School

Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science and Technology at Nagpur University

Polytechnic in Computer Technology at Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education, Mumbai, India

Rupal Shirpurkar

CEO

Seattle, Washington, United States13 yrs 2 mos experience

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Key Highlights

Top 12 Women in Cloud globally recognized.
Founder of Women in Technology & Leadership community.
Expert in cloud strategy and AI transformation.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cloud Computing and AI Transformation expert with a focus on enterprise solutions.

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Skills

Core Skills

Go-to-market StrategyCloud MigrationDigital TransformationBusiness StrategyLeadershipTechnical AdvisoryProduct Strategy

Other Skills

Liberal ArtsSales StrategyBusiness Relationship ManagementFinancial AnalysisSocial InfluenceField CommunicationsCorporate CommunicationsLaunch ProductsCloud cost mangerCost ManagementDiverse GroupsSales OperationsCrisis CommunicationsTechnology ServicesMicrosoft

About

Experience

13 yrs 2 mos

Total Experience

3 yrs 10 mos

Average Tenure

7 yrs 4 mos

Current Experience

Click2cloud inc.

2 roles

VP, Cloud & AI Transformation | Global GTM & Strategic Growth

Jan 2026 – Present · 4 mos · Seattle, WA

Business Head (Cloud BU - Global)- Leading AI & Cloud Transformation | Product Strategy

Jan 2026 – Present · 4 mos · Seattle, WA

Strategic Partnerships: Led global business relationships with Microsoft Azure, Alibaba Cloud, Huawei, T-Systems, and SoftBank Cloud. Played a key role in helping these partners go-to-market with their enterprise customers.
Business Growth: Played a strategic role in growing Click2Cloud, leading talented cross-functional teams specifically responsible for Data & Artificial Intelligence (AI), Infrastructure & Applications business for the Customer Success unit.
Innovation & Assessment: Collaborated closely with Microsoft WW and global assessment leadership to drive innovation in ‘Business Value Assessment’ and ‘Technical Value Assessment’ (BVA) in the APAC, ATZ & Middle East across 40+ countries.
Governance & Evidence (MCI - ISD) : Within Microsoft, played a key role in leading talent governance framework for 3,600 leadership and supported customer Evidence program to contribute to double-digit revenue growth year after year.
GTM Strategy: Established the go-to-market short- and long-term strategy for accelerating the adoption of Click2Cloud's products.
Digital Transformation: Built a framework across Click2Cloud divisions, including Infrastructure, Applications, Productivity, Security, Data & AI, and Digital Advisory, to ensure the successful completion of customer digital transformation initiatives.
Business Strategy: Developed and executed Click2Cloud's business strategies to attain the goals of the board and shareholders.

Liberal ArtsSales StrategyGo-to-Market StrategyBusiness Relationship ManagementFinancial AnalysisSocial Influence+75

Kdk college of engineering, nagpur

Board Member

May 2025 – Present · 1 yr · India

Advisory

Technical AdvisoryArtificial Intelligence (AI)LeadershipManagement

Microsoft

Program Manager Business Development

Nov 2019 – Nov 2023 · 4 yrs · United States · On-site

1. Innovation Factory - Microsoft Worldwide Assessments, Landing zone, CAF & Enterprise Solutions
Healthcare Industry
Agriculture Industry
Oil & Gas Industry -Sustainability | ESG
Smart Manufacturing Industry
Retail Industry
2. Azure Migrate Program (AMP)
3. Evidence Program
4. Technical Talent Management
5. Customer advocacy program
6. WW Assessments & Industry Solutions

Go-to-Market StrategyExecutive-level CommunicationProduct StrategyInternal CommunicationsSales ExecutionCommunication+2

The linux foundation

2 roles

Centaurus - Marketing Outreach Committee Representative

Oct 2019 – Jan 2024 · 4 yrs 3 mos

Open Source Strategy: Responsible for developing and implementing the Open Source Practice's advisory, technical consulting, and solutions strategy.
Driving Open Source Adoption: Focused on driving open source adoption for enterprises through differentiated open source services, solutions, strategic partnerships, and ecosystem collaborations.

Go-to-Market StrategyExecutive-level CommunicationProduct StrategySales ExecutionCommunicationStrategic Communications+3

SODA Foundation - Marketing Outreach Committee Representative

Jan 2017 – Dec 2023 · 6 yrs 11 mos

SODA Foundation Member: One of the earliest members and active contributor for enterprise adoption and key partnership building with storage vendors /cloud providers.
Technical Direction and Strategy: Working jointly with TSC/primary decision-making to set the overall technical direction and strategy for SODA to expand the global footprint of SODA foundation, as well as drive more companies to join and participate.
Ecosystem Development: Leading SODA foundation strategy and ecosystem development as Outreach Committee oversees evangelism, communications, events & training.

Go-to-Market StrategyExecutive-level CommunicationProduct StrategySales ExecutionCommunicationStrategic Communications+1

Alibaba cloud

Alibaba Cloud MVP

Jan 2019 – Present · 7 yrs 4 mos · Beijing, China

Go-To-Market Strategy: Focused on providing Go-To-Market Strategy and joint cloud solution/service offerings for Alibaba Cloud Global business and Alibaba invested companies.
MVP Management: Manage and grow Click2Cloud's cloud business with Alibaba Cloud product and strategy, working with Alibaba leadership and Product Leads for building end-to-end technology solutions in cloud computing, data platforms, and DevOps with a key focus on hybrid workloads.

Go-to-Market StrategyCorporate CommunicationsExecutive-level CommunicationProduct StrategyCoachingSales Execution+3

Click2cloud inc.

3 roles

Business Head (Cloud BU - APAC)

Promoted

Jul 2018 – Dec 2021 · 3 yrs 5 mos · Beijing, China

Strategic Partnerships: Established and nurtured strong partnerships with industry giants such as Alibaba, Tencent, Huawei, SoftBank, and Microsoft to drive business growth and expansion across the APAC region.
Led the cloud business unit for APAC, overseeing the team responsible for driving revenue growth, building customer relationships, and delivering innovative solutions that help customers accelerate their digital transformation journey.
Innovation Factory (Industry Solutions): Spearheaded the Innovation Factory at Click2Cloud, driving assessments and migrations for industry solutions across healthcare, FSI, manufacturing, retail, airlines, and other sectors. Provided data insights and proposals for lift and shift, app modernization, data modernization, AWS and Google compete scenarios, and cloud solutions.
Global Cloud Solution Assessment Head: Headed the worldwide team responsible for defining the strategy and programs of Solution Assessments at Click2Cloud. Worked collaboratively to enable cloud capabilities, manage IT assets for cost control and continuous optimization, and accelerate customers' digital transformation journeys.

Go-to-Market StrategyExecutive-level CommunicationProduct StrategyKey Performance IndicatorsSales ExecutionCommunication+4

International Business Development Manager

Promoted

Jul 2017 – Jul 2018 · 1 yr · Beijing, China

Led the GTM, marketing and product management efforts for multi-cloud management in the APAC region, driving business growth and expanding market reach.

Go-to-Market StrategyExecutive-level CommunicationProduct StrategyKey Performance IndicatorsSales ExecutionCommunication+4