1. Satya Narayana Nadella is an Indian-born American business executive who is the chairman and chief executive officer of Microsoft, succeeding Steve Ballmer in 2014 as CEO and John W Thompson in 2021 as chairman.
23 Facts About Satya Nadella
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Satya Nadella's father, Bukkapuram Nadella Yugandhar, was an Indian Administrative Service officer of the 1962 batch.
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Satya Nadella attended the Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet before receiving a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the Manipal Institute of Technology in Karnataka in 1988.
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Satya Nadella received an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business in 1997.
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Satya Nadella worked at Sun Microsystems as a member of its technology staff before joining Microsoft in 1992.
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At Microsoft, Satya Nadella has led major projects that included the company's move to cloud computing and the development of one of the largest cloud infrastructures in the world.
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Satya Nadella worked as the senior vice-president of research and development for the Online Services Division and vice-president of the Microsoft Business Division.
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Satya Nadella has been credited for helping bring Microsoft's database, Windows Server and developer tools to its Azure cloud.
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On 4 February 2014, Satya Nadella was announced as the new CEO of Microsoft, the third CEO in the company's history, following Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer.
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In October 2014, Satya Nadella attended an event on Women in Computing and courted controversy after he made a statement that women should not ask for a raise and should trust the system.
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Satya Nadella was criticised for the statement and he later apologized on Twitter.
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Under Satya Nadella, Microsoft revised its mission statement to "empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more".
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Satya Nadella orchestrated a cultural shift at Microsoft by emphasizing empathy, collaboration, and 'growth mindset'.
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Satya Nadella has transformed Microsoft's corporate culture into one that emphasizes continual learning and growth.
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Satya Nadella followed that by purchasing Xamarin for an undisclosed amount.
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Satya Nadella oversaw the purchase of professional network LinkedIn in 2016 for $26.2 billion.
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Satya Nadella, Soma Somasegar, Samir Bodas, Ashok Krishnamurthi, Sanjay Parthasarathy, and the GMR Group purchased the Seattle Orcas cricket team which is a part of 2023 Major League Cricket season.
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In 2020, Satya Nadella was recognized as Global Indian Business Icon at CNBC-TV18's India Business Leader Awards in Mumbai.
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In 1992, Satya Nadella married Anupama Priyadarshini, the daughter of his father's Indian Administrative Service batchmate.
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Satya Nadella's son Zain was a legally blind quadriplegic with cerebral palsy.
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Satya Nadella is an avid reader of American and Indian poetry and enjoys cricket, having played on his school team.
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In 2017, Satya Nadella published a book titled Hit Refresh, exploring his life and career at Microsoft.
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Satya Nadella announced that the profits from the book would go to Microsoft Philanthropies and through that to nonprofit organizations.