Longtime Microsoft developer evangelist to retire

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A longtime Microsoft developer evangelist and 19-year company veteran who has of late been in charge of Microsoft's startup program will retire later this year, the company confirmed on Monday.

Sanjay Parthasarathy, corporate vice president of Microsoft's Startup Business Accelerator, will leave Microsoft in September, the company said via e-mail. Startup Business Accelerator is an incubation business aimed at forming startups from within Microsoft.

"Sanjay made the decision to retire late last year for personal reasons and has been actively involved in transitional plans," according to Microsoft.