Profile

Identity, professional record and current appointments.

Overview

Professional record at a glance

A concise summary of information supported by the cited public sources. Missing information is treated as unknown, not as a negative finding.

Current roles
11 current organization shown on this profile
Board positions
22 supported by public sources, 0 supplied by the profile owner
Committee roles
Not establishedNo committee role is currently confirmed by the cited sources
Qualifications
3Education and professional credentials shown on this profile

Professional narrative

About

Satya Nadella is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft. He joined Microsoft in 1992 and became Chief Executive Officer in February 2014 after holding leadership roles across the company’s enterprise and consumer businesses.

Before becoming Chief Executive Officer, Nadella led Microsoft’s Cloud and Enterprise group. He previously led research and development for the Online Services Division and served as vice president of the Microsoft Business Division. Before Microsoft, he worked on the technology staff at Sun Microsystems.

Microsoft’s 2025 proxy identifies Nadella as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and describes a board structure in which the Lead Independent Director supports independent oversight of management. This public Profile does not assert private relationships, board preferences, or undisclosed availability.

Sources are shown with the information they support.

Editorial sources

Current roles

Appointments & responsibilities

Board appointments

Governance

Board appointments, committee responsibilities and disclosed relationships.

Board and advisory record

Board service

Sources are shown with each role, education record, or credential.

Chair and board director

Microsoft

Director since 2014 · current Chair

  • Executive director
Confirmed by public sourceView source

Trustee

University of Chicago

Current · start date not disclosed

Confirmed by public sourceView source

Connections

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Microsoft

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Chair at Microsoft

2014-01-01 → End not stated

current · source reported

Observed: 2026-09-12

MicrosoftMicrosoftUniversity of Chic…University of ChicagoMangalore UniversityMangalore UniversitySun MicrosystemsSun MicrosystemsUniversity of Wisc…University of Wisconsin–MilwaukeeSatya Nadella

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Relationship map

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  • Microsoft

    Chair

    Verified public fact

  • Sun Microsystems

    Member of the technology staff

    Verified public fact

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Experience

Career history, education, credentials and public contributions.

Professional history

Career history

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Chief Executive Officer; Chair of the Board

Microsoft

CEO since February 2014 · current Chair

Confirmed by public sourceView source

Executive Vice President, Cloud and Enterprise

Microsoft

Before 2014

Confirmed by public sourceView source

R&D leader, Online Services; Vice President, Microsoft Business Division

Microsoft

Prior roles · dates not disclosed

Confirmed by public sourceView source

Member of the technology staff

Sun Microsystems

Before 1992

Confirmed by public sourceView source

Degree education

Education

Sources are shown with each role, education record, or credential.

Bachelor’s degree, Electrical Engineering

Mangalore University

Year not disclosed

Confirmed by public sourceView source

Master’s degree, Computer Science

University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee

Year not disclosed

Confirmed by public sourceView source

Master of Business Administration

University of Chicago

Year not disclosed

Confirmed by public sourceView source

Published record

Featured coverage

Selected publications and public sources used to establish this profile. Inclusion records provenance; it is not an endorsement.

Source 1 · Official biographyMicrosoft executive biography and professional historyView official biographySource 2 · Microsoft Build · June 2026Frontier intelligence ecosystem keynoteRead official transcriptSource 3 · SEC filing · 2025 proxyMicrosoft board leadership and director recordReview governance sourceSource 4 · Sec FilingMSFT 10-K executive officersSupports AI and ML experience, Cybersecurity experience, Executive company, Executive title, Technology background.Open source

Basis

Identifiers, sources, dates and record limitations.

Identifiers

Alpha ID
alpha:person:satya-nadella
Record version
public-0
Image credits

Photo: Brian Smale and Microsoft · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cropped for display

Sources

Sources and published information

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AI and ML experience · CorroboratedAI and machine learning experience reported in filingsSupported by 2 public records2 sources
Verification
Corroborated
Confidence
72%
Last reviewed
Apr 29, 2026
  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed Apr 29, 2026

  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed Apr 29, 2026

AI expertise · Source reportedAI expertise reported in filings1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
94%
Last reviewed
May 3, 2026

  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 3, 2026

AI governance relevance · Source reportedAI governance relevance reported from role and filings1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
94%
Last reviewed
May 3, 2026

  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 3, 2026

Board independence · Source reportedNot independent (executive director)1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
95%
Last reviewed
May 3, 2026
  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 3, 2026

Board membership · Source reportedServes on the board of MicrosoftSupported by 2 public records1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
95%
Last reviewed
May 3, 2026
  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 3, 2026

Board role · Source reportedBoard role: Chair1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
92%
Last reviewed
Apr 29, 2026
  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed Apr 29, 2026

Committee assignments · Source reportedNo committee assignment disclosed in the cited filing1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
88%
Last reviewed
Apr 29, 2026
  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed Apr 29, 2026

Cybersecurity experience · Under reviewCybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing1 source
Verification
Under review
Confidence
72%
Last reviewed
Apr 29, 2026
  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed Apr 29, 2026

Cybersecurity experience · Under reviewCybersecurity experience reported in filings1 source
Verification
Under review
Confidence
72%
Last reviewed
Apr 29, 2026
  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed Apr 29, 2026

Executive company · CorroboratedExecutive at Microsoft CorporationSupported by 3 public records3 sources
Verification
Corroborated
Confidence
94%
Last reviewed
May 3, 2026
  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed Apr 29, 2026

  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed Apr 29, 2026

  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 3, 2026

Executive function · Source reportedEnterprise Leadership (CEO)1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
94%
Last reviewed
May 3, 2026

  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 3, 2026

Executive title · Source reportedExecutive title: Chairman and CEO1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
85%
Last reviewed
Apr 29, 2026
  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed Apr 29, 2026

Executive title · CorroboratedExecutive title: Chairman and Chief Executive OfficerSupported by 2 public records2 sources
Verification
Corroborated
Confidence
94%
Last reviewed
May 3, 2026
  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed Apr 29, 2026

  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 3, 2026

Technology background · CorroboratedTechnology background reported in filingsSupported by 2 public records2 sources
Verification
Corroborated
Confidence
72%
Last reviewed
Apr 29, 2026
  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed Apr 29, 2026

  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed Apr 29, 2026

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  1. SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed Apr 29, 2026

    Supports: AI and ML experience · Board role · Committee assignments · Executive company · Executive title · Cybersecurity experience · Technology background

  2. SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 3, 2026

    Supports: Board membership · Director since · Board independence

  3. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789019/000119312525245150/d908201ddef14a.htm

    Sec Filing · Tier not stated · Reviewed May 3, 2026

    Supports: Chair at Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT)

  4. SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed Apr 29, 2026

    Supports: AI and ML experience · Cybersecurity experience · Executive company · Executive title · Technology background

  5. SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 3, 2026

    Supports: AI expertise · AI governance relevance · Executive company · Executive function · Executive title