Darryl Willis is Corporate Vice President of Energy & Resources Industry for Microsoft.
In this role, Darryl leads a multi-billion-dollar business and cross-functional teams. Leveraging Microsoft’s differentiated cloud and AI technology, Darryl and his team are responsible for driving digital transformation and empowering customers across the Energy sector.
Darryl blends his technical and strategic acumen to lead a global Microsoft team enabling the energy transition, reducing carbon emissions, and intelligently fulfilling growing energy demand with new renewable sources.
Prior to joining Microsoft, Darryl was Vice President of Oil, Gas and Energy at Google Cloud. His other past roles include president and CEO of bp Angola; head of Deepwater Horizon claims and spokesperson for bp; and Senior Vice President and Deputy Head of Subsurface for bp.
Since joining Microsoft in 2019, Darryl has grown the Microsoft Energy & Resources Industry organization to become a global leader in driving digital transformation across the energy sector.
Darryl holds an M.S. in Business from Stanford University Graduate School of Business, an M.S. in Geology and Geophysics from the University of New Orleans, and a B.S. in Chemistry and Literature from Northwestern State University of Louisiana.
