Kyril Faenov bio



Kyril FaenovGeneral Manager, Technical Computing GroupMicrosoft Corp.Kyril Faenov is a general manager at Microsoft Corp., leading the Technical Computing Group, which encompasses the Parallel Computing Platform and Windows HPC Server. Faenov is an entrepreneur, technologist and executive with a 17-year track record of global impact in the high-technology industry.?His aim is to build sustainable enterprises that deliver innovative, scalable solutions in the areas of scientific and technical computing, health and wellness, and education. Faenov founded the High Performance Computing business unit in 2004 and led the development of Windows HPC Server, worldwide industry and academic partnerships. His previous contributions at Microsoft include running the planning process for Windows Server 2008, co-founding a distributed systems project in the office of the chief technology officer, driving cross-company strategic initiatives as a technical advisor to the Platforms Group vice president, and developing the Network Load Balancing scale-out technology in Windows 2000. He joined Microsoft in 1998 as the result of the acquisition of Valence Research, an Internet server clustering startup he co-founded and grew to profitability by securing MSN, and some of the world’s other largest websites as its clients. He was a principal technical member of two other parallel systems startups, as well as a software consultant to Intel Corporation on a variety of embedded and performance simulation projects. He holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in computer science with concentration in distributed systems and computational finance and an MBA in technology management.Faenov grew up in Moscow, where he trained with the Olympic Reserve swimming team and studied physics and mathematics. He now lives in the Seattle area with his wife and two daughters. For the past 10 years, he has been active in the Seattle entrepreneurship community as an angel investor and advisor to various early-stage startups.?He is a member of the Alliance of Angels’ Screening Committee, the Social Venture Partners organization and the advisory board of the University of Washington Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences. ................
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