National Research Corporation announced the appointment of Parul Bhandari to its Board of Directors, effective immediately. Ms. Bhandari has more than 20 years of experience driving growth and innovation at the world's leading technology and business development companies. Since 2012, she has held various leadership roles at Microsoft.

Currently, she is the Director, Partner Strategy, Worldwide Media and Communications, where she contributes to global partner recruiting, enablement and engagement. Previously, Ms. Bhandari was focused on leading Data and AI for Microsoft's Worldwide Public Sector. She is also a director of Timberland Bank.

Prior to joining Microsoft, Ms. Bhandari served as Vice President of Business Development and Alliances for the management consulting firm Acelsior, teaming with large defense contractors including Deloitte, SAIC and General Dynamics. Ms. Bhandari holds an MBA from McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University and a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from Northwestern College.