Ultra-Orthodox rabbi becomes a Microsoft corporate vice president: There were challenges and stigmas, of course
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Kesselman specializes in enterprise software and leads Microsofts "real-time data analytics" sector through a management product called Fabric. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella highlighted the products significance at the companys conference in May, describing it as a tool that will "fuel the next generation of AI services." Born in Riga, Latvia, to a secular family, he immigrated to Israel at age 6 with his academically educated parents and grew up in a mixed Jewish-Arab neighborhood in Ramla. From the companys New York headquarters, Kesselman now oversees a global team of 400 employees — many of whom are based at the Herzliya development center — and regularly travels to Israel as part of his role. We didnt lower the bar – just removed some barriers Recently, Kesselman also completed his rabbinical ordination studies in the U.S. while continuing his work at Microsoft.
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