Microsoft’s CoreAI Group Is Packed With Ex-Meta Talent, Leaked Org Chart Shows

Today, Business Insider reported (paywalled) spotting a leaked internal org chart showing how Jay Parikh, who joined Microsoft in January to lead the newly formed CoreAI group. He has reportedly built out his team with several former Meta colleagues, plus some Microsoft veterans.

Parikh, once Meta’s head of engineering, is now overseeing the team that powers Microsoft’s AI developer tools and infrastructure. His CoreAI group is central to Microsoft’s AI goals, particularly around building agents that can work alongside human employees.

Microsoft employees in the CoreAI group

According to the chart viewed by Business Insider, the leadership roster includes:

• Asha Sharma, formerly Instacart COO and a VP at Meta, now runs product for the AI platform with nearly 400 team members.
• Eric Boyd, a longtime Microsoft AI exec, oversees 2,200 engineers under the CoreAI group.
• Julia Liuson leads the largest portion of the group—about 7,000 employees—focused on tools and services for developers.
• Caitie McCaffrey, previously a technical adviser to CEO Satya Nadella, reports directly to Parikh and defines key engineering standards.
• Jason Taylor, a deputy CTO and former Meta VP of infrastructure, now heads the CoreAI group’s AI infrastructure team.
• Michael Kirkland, hired just last month, is now VP of engagement. He, too, worked at Meta with Parikh.
• Tim Bozarth, who joined Microsoft from Google in 2022, runs “EngThrive,” a company-wide developer efficiency initiative.

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Moreover, Microsoft confirmed the chart’s authenticity and clarified that some former Meta hires were brought in before Parikh took over.