Ashish Bhatia
About

A page about a person.

I've been a product manager for twenty years — long enough to have shipped on Symbian phones, OpenAI APIs, and most things in between. The thread through all of it is the same: AI products that actually meet people where they are.

Today I lead conversational discovery at Audible, helping listeners find their next book through natural, multi-turn conversation. Before this I spent a decade at Microsoft — most recently as Principal PM on Copilot Studio, where I launched Prompt Builder (300K monthly makers, 150M predictions a month, featured in Satya's Build '25 keynote).

Before Copilot Studio, I led AI product work in Microsoft Cloud for Energy & Sustainability — methane detection with Chevron, Shell, Equinor, SLB — and filed two patents on emissions sensing. Earlier still, Nokia: identity and analytics on 300M+ phones.

I speak often (GenAI World, Power Platform Conference, AI Community Conference, ODSC), occasionally on podcasts (AI Realized, Microsoft AI Show, Copilot Show), and write at Substack when there's something worth saying.

I live in Boston. If you're hiring, collaborating, or want a speaker — say hi.

Experience

The short version.

2025 — Now

Director, Product Management

Audible (Amazon)
Audible (Amazon) · Cambridge, MA

Driving conversational content discovery and personalization for the world's leading audiobook platform.

2022 — 2025

Principal Product Manager, AI Tools

Microsoft
Microsoft · Copilot Studio

Enabled citizen developers to build intelligent agents by integrating generative AI into Microsoft's no-code ecosystem.

2019 — 2022

Principal PM, Cloud for Energy & Sustainability

Microsoft
Microsoft

AI innovation in Microsoft Cloud for Energy and Sustainability — delivered AI-powered solutions at the intersection of energy and environment.

2014 — 2019

Senior Data Science Program Manager

Microsoft
Microsoft · AI Customer Advisory

Drove AI adoption across manufacturing, retail, and energy through strategic engagements with Fortune 500 customers.

2006 — 2014

Product Manager, Identity and Analytics

Nokia
Nokia · Bangalore + Boston

Launched and scaled Nokia Identity Services to 300M+ users globally. Owned data ingestion and analytics for the smartphone fleet.

2003 — 2006

Product Lead, Mobile Applications

Wipro
Wipro · Bangalore + Tampere

Navigation, telephony, and music for Nokia Car Kit. Symbian expert and product tester at Nokia Tampere.