Satya Nadella

Satya Narayana Nadella (born August 19, 1967, in Hyderabad, India) is an American business executive who has served as the chief executive officer of Microsoft Corporation since February 2014 and as chairman since June 2021.[1][2][3]Nadella holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Mangalore University, a master's degree in computer science from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, and a master of business administration from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.[1][4]After joining Microsoft in 1992, he advanced through roles in enterprise and consumer divisions, culminating in his position as executive vice president of the Cloud and Enterprise group, where he directed the expansion of Azure and the pivot to cloud infrastructure that captured market share from competitors.[1]Under Nadella's leadership, Microsoft has prioritized cloud computing, artificial intelligence—including a strategic investment in OpenAI—and a cultural shift toward a growth mindset, resulting in the company's stock price increasing nearly tenfold and its market capitalization surpassing $3 trillion.[5][6][7][3]Notable early controversies include his 2014 remarks at a women's conference advising against women requesting pay raises in favor of trusting "karma," which drew widespread rebuke and prompted an apology, underscoring initial tensions in reforming Microsoft's internal culture amid reports of persistent executive misconduct.[8][9]