Takeshi Numoto is executive vice president and chief marketing officer at Microsoft, where he leads the company’s worldwide marketing organization across product marketing, brand, advertising, research, events and communications.

In this role, Numoto is focused on transforming marketing into a core growth engine at global scale, accelerating the flywheel across customer engagement and business outcomes within Microsoft’s portfolio.

As Microsoft shifts toward a more AI-driven operating model, Numoto is shaping how marketing adapts—moving beyond traditional funnel models to more continuous, data-informed customer journeys. This includes using data to create faster feedback loops, embed real-time signals into decision-making, and connect product, marketing and sales more directly to measurable outcomes.

Over his nearly three decades at Microsoft, Numoto has played key roles in the company’s broader business transformation, including the growth of its commercial cloud business and the shift toward integrated product and platform experiences. His work has consistently focused on aligning market opportunity with product innovation and long-term business model evolution.

Prior to joining Microsoft in 1997, Numoto served in Japan’s Ministry of International Trade and Industry.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in law from the University of Tokyo and an MBA from Stanford University.