Marc Esmiley is a senior Data and AI leader at Microsoft, with extensive experience at the intersection of technology, financial services and digital transformation. He currently serves as Head of Product, Financial Services Studio, Commercial Engineering at Microsoft, where he leads a global team focused on strategic co-innovation, co-engineering and product development with major financial-services customers. With a career spanning technology and financial services, Marc has built and led large-scale digital transformation initiatives, developed customer-centric products and helped organisations apply emerging technologies to complex, highly regulated environments. His expertise encompasses AI, data, cloud computing, fintech, product management and digital transformation, with a particular focus on turning new technology into practical business outcomes. Marc has been closely involved in Microsoft's work with LSEG, helping financial-services organisations modernise their data estates and build AI-enabled products. His work has included Microsoft Fabric, Azure AI, Copilot Studio and Purview, with a focus on trusted data, governance, AI readiness and accelerating product development.