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Satya Nadella
సత్య నాదెళ్ల
Nadella at LeWeb 2013
Born
Satya Narayana Nadella

(1967-08-19) 19 August 1967 (age 57)[1]
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India (now Telangana, India)[2][3][4]
CitizenshipUnited States[5]
Alma materManipal Institute of Technology, Mangalore University
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
University of Chicago
OccupationCEO of Microsoft Corp (2014-present)
EmployerMicrosoft (1992–present)
Board member of
Spouse
Anupama Priyadarshini Nadella
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​
(m. 1992)​
[8]
ChildrenTara Nadella
Divya Nadella
Zain Nadella
WebsiteSatya Nadella - Microsoft.com

Satya Narayana Nadella (born 19 August 1967) is an Indian American business executive. He is the current Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Microsoft.[10][11] He was appointed as CEO on 4 February 2014, succeeding Steve Ballmer. Before becoming CEO of Microsoft, he was Executive Vice President of Microsoft's cloud and enterprise group, responsible for building and running the company's computing platforms, developer tools and cloud computing services.

Early life

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Nadella was born into a Telugu-speaking family in Hyderabad, India (now in the state of Telangana). His father, Bukkapuram Nadella Yugandher, was a civil servant of the Indian Administrative Service.[12][13][14]

Nadella attended the Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet[15] before attaining BE degree in Electrical Engineering[16] from Manipal Institute of Technology (then part of Mangalore University) in 1988.[17][18]

Nadella subsequently traveled to the U.S. to study for a Master of Science in Computer Science at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee,[19] receiving his degree in 1990.[20] Later he received his MBA degree from University of Chicago [21][22]

Nadella said he "always wanted to build things"[23] and that "electrical engineering was a great way for me to go discover what turned out to become a passion."[24]

Career

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Sun Microsystems

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Nadella worked with Sun Microsystems as a member of its technology staff prior to joining Microsoft in 1992.[2]

Microsoft

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At Microsoft, 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.[25]

Nadella worked as the senior vice-president of Research and Development (R&D) for the Online Services Division and vice-president of the Microsoft Business Division. Later, he was made the president of Microsoft's $19 billion Server and Tools Business and led a transformation of the company's business and technology culture from client services to cloud infrastructure and services. He has been credited for helping bring Microsoft's database, Windows Server and developer tools to its Azure cloud.[21] The revenue from Cloud Services grew to $20.3 billion in June 2013 from $16.6 billion when he took over in 2011.[26]He received $18 million in 2016 pay.[27]

Nadella's 2013 base salary was nearly $700,000, for a total compensation, with stock bonuses, of $7.6 million.[28]

Previous positions held by Nadella include:[29]

  • President of the Server & Tools Division (9 February 2011 – February 2014)
  • Senior Vice-President of Research and Development for the Online Services Division (March 2007 – February 2011)[30]
  • Vice-President of the Business Division
  • Corporate Vice-President of Business Solutions and Search & Advertising Platform Group
  • Executive Vice-President of Cloud and Enterprise group[17]

CEO

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On 4 February 2014, Nadella was announced as the new CEO of Microsoft,[10][11] the third chief executive in the company's history, following Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer.[31][32][33][34]

In October 2014, Nadella courted controversy when he made a statement that women should not ask for a raise and should trust the system.[35] The statement was made while he was attending an event on Women in Computing in Phoenix, AZ. Nadella was roundly criticised for the statement and he apologised later on Twitter.[36] He later sent an email to Microsoft Employees admitting he was "completely wrong".[37]

Nadella changed the company’s direction after becoming CEO. His tenure has emphasized openness to working with companies and technologies with which Microsoft also competes, including Apple Inc.,[38] Salesforce,[39] IBM,[40] and Dropbox.[41] In contrast to previous Microsoft campaigns against the Linux operating system, Nadella proclaimed that "Microsoft ♥ Linux",[42] and in 2016, Microsoft joined the Linux Foundation as a Platinum member.[43]

Under Nadella, Microsoft revised its mission statement to "empower every person and organization on the planet to achieve more".[44] In comparison to founder Bill Gates's "a PC on every desk and in every home, running Microsoft software", Nadella says that it is an enduring mission, rather than a temporal goal.[45] His key goal has been transforming Microsoft’s corporate culture into one that values continual learning and growth.[46] He has cited the book Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck as inspiration for this philosophy around a "growth mindset".[47]

Nadella's leadership of Microsoft included a series of high profile acquisitions of other companies, to redirect Microsoft's focus. His first major acquisition was of Mojang, a Swedish game company best known for the popular freeform computer building game Minecraft, in late 2014, for $2.5 billion. Minecraft was notably a cross-platform game, with versions running on Apple's iOS mobile devices, and the Sony PlayStation dedicated gaming console, as well as Microsoft's Xbox.[48] He followed in early 2016 by purchasing Xamarin, a company dedicated to software development of applications that would run equally well on Google's Android, Apple's iOS, and Microsoft's Windows operating systems.[49] In June 2016, Nadella bought LinkedIn, the business oriented social networking site. It was the biggest acquisition in Microsoft's history, for $26.2 billion, and underscored Microsoft's commitment to the Web.[50]

In the years since becoming CEO, Nadella is viewed as having done well,[51] with Microsoft stock having risen more than 60% since he took over, and achieving an all-time high.[52][53]

Personal life

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In 1992, Nadella married Anupama, daughter of his father's Indian Administrative Service (IAS) batchmate, K.R. Venugopal.[54] The couple has three children, a son and two daughters, and live in Bellevue, Washington.[4][55]

Nadella is an avid reader of American and Indian poetry. He also has an interest in cricket (his passion growing up), having played on his school team. He has mentioned having learned something about leadership and teamwork from cricket.[4][24] He has a cricket bat signed by Sachin Tendulkar as his favorite personal possession. [56]

In June 2016, it was announced Nadella would publish his first book, with a publish date planned for fall 2017. Titled 'Hit Refresh', the book will explore his life, Microsoft and how technology will shape the future. The profits from the book will be put towards Microsoft Philanthropies where it will go on to help nonprofits.[57]

References

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  2. ^ a b "IAS officer's son tipped to become Microsoft CEO". The Times of India. 1 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Satya Nadella: 8 things you should know". The Times of India. 31 January 2014.
  4. ^ a b c Drusch, Andrea (2 April 2014). "10 things to know: Satya Nadella". Politico.com.
  5. ^ Microsoft names India-born Satya Nadella as CEO, Bill Gates steps aside as Chairman. Associated Press via ibnlive.in. 5 February 2014
  6. ^ "Starbucks Corporation - Corporate Governance - Board of Directors". Starbucks. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  7. ^ "Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Board of Trustees". Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  8. ^ Sengupta, Sudipta (7 February 2014). "When former PM PV Narasimha Rao 'gatecrashed' Satya Nadella's wedding". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  9. ^ http://www1.salary.com/Satya-Nadella-Salary-Bonus-Stock-Options-for-MICROSOFT-CORP.html
  10. ^ a b Ovide, Shira (5 February 2014). "Microsoft Board Names Satya Nadella as CEO". The Wall Street Journal.
  11. ^ a b "Microsoft Board names Satya Nadella as CEO". Microsoft.com. 4 February 2014.
  12. ^ ‘Studious, hardworking boy has achieved his goal,’ says Satya Nadella's dad. Daily News and Analysis. (5 February 2014). Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  13. ^ Satya, Nadella (5 February 2014). "Well done Satya". Eenadu. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  14. ^ Anisha Dhiman (25 August 2015). "'Satya Nadella on the Meaning of Work': Satya Nadella". Oxy.
  15. ^ Anisha Dhiman (29 July 2013). "'Never, ever stop learning': Satya Nadella". Decan Chronicle.
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  17. ^ a b Satya Nadella, President, Server & Tools Business, archived from the original on 2014-2-9, retrieved 2017-6-26 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |archivedate= (help)
  18. ^ "MIT thrilled over Nadella being in race to head Microsoft". DNA India.
  19. ^ "UWMilwaukee alum named Microsoft CEO | UWM News". uwm.edu. 4 February 2014.
  20. ^ "Satya Nadella education".
  21. ^ a b McCracken, Harry (15 December 2010). "Microsoft's New CEO Satya Nadella: 10 Things to Know". Time.
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  23. ^ "Meet Satya Nadella, the new Microsoft CEO | NDTV Gadgets". Gadgets.ndtv.com.
  24. ^ a b "Satya Nadella – Microsoft's CEO". Microsoft. Retrieved 10 November 2015. 'I think playing cricket taught me more about working in teams and leadership that has stayed with me throughout my career.'
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  27. ^ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-10-03/microsoft-ceo-nadella-received-18-million-in-2016-pay
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  30. ^ "Equilar Atlas". Retrieved 4 February 2014.
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  35. ^ https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/oct/10/microsoft-ceo-satya-nadella-women-dont-ask-for-a-raise
  36. ^ https://twitter.com/satyanadella/status/520311425726566400
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  45. ^ McCracken, Harry (18 September 2017). "Satya Nadella Rewrites Microsoft's Code - The future of business". Fast Company. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  46. ^ della Cava, Marco (20 February 2017). "Microsoft's Satya Nadella is counting on culture shock to drive growth". USA Today. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
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  48. ^ Molina, Brett. "Microsoft to acquire 'Minecraft' maker Mojang for $2.5B". USA Today. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  49. ^ Weinberger, Matt (Feb. 24, 2016). "Microsoft acquires Xamarin". Business Insider. Retrieved 20 September 2017. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  50. ^ Wingfield, Nick (13 June 2016). "Microsoft Buys LinkedIn for $26.2 Billion, Reasserting Its Muscle". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  51. ^ Lynley, Matthew (29 December 2016). "The new Microsoft under Satya Nadella is still looking good on Wall Street". TechCrunch. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  52. ^ La Monica, Paul R. (1 December 2015). "Is Satya Nadella a better Microsoft CEO than Bill Gates?". CNN. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  53. ^ Fiegerman, Seth (21 October 2016). "Microsoft stock hits a new all-time high. Here's why". CNN. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  54. ^ Nikhila Henry & Rohit P S, TNN. "Nadella's other passions: Cricket, running and pastries". The Times of India.
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