Nelli Babayan, PhD

Career path.

1. Microsoft

   Sr. Director, AI for US Federal

   Mar 2026 - Present
2. Microsoft

   AI Director, US Federal Civilian

   May 2024 - Feb 2026
3. Microsoft

   Director Specialist, Azure Data & AI

   Mar 2022 - May 2024
4. Microsoft

   Sr. Federal Data & AI Specialist

   Oct 2020 - Mar 2022
5. Aequus Federal, LLC

   Partner, Business & Government

   Aug 2019 - Oct 2020
6. Aequus Federal, LLC

   Director, Business and Government

   Mar 2017 - Aug 2019
7. University of Southern California

   Project Manager

   Jul 2016 - May 2017
8. German Marshall Fund of the United States

   Project Manager/Senior Researcher

   Sep 2015 - Mar 2017
9. Freie Universität Berlin

   Project Manager/Senior Researcher

   Jul 2012 - Sep 2015
10. University of Trento

    Project Coordinator/Doctoral Researcher

    Oct 2008 - Mar 2012
11. IREX

    Training Department Manager

    Aug 2005 - Sep 2008