Satya Nadella
Microsoft chairman and CEO
Satya Nadella is an Indian-American business executive who became chief executive officer (CEO) of Microsoft in 2014. He is also the author of Hit Refresh.
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Born 1967 in Hyderabad, India
About Satya Nadella
Satya Narayana Nadella was born on 19 August 1967. On his 21st birthday he left Hyderabad, India, for the United States to study for a master's degree in computer science. He joined Microsoft in 1992 and went on to lead a range of consumer and enterprise products. Before becoming CEO, he was executive vice president of the company's cloud and enterprise group. He took over as CEO from Steve Ballmer in 2014 and as chairman from John W. Thompson in 2021. He earned three degrees across India and the United States, one of them an MBA from the University of Chicago. Outside work he is a husband, a father and a keen cricketer.