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{{Infobox person
| name =
| image = Satya smiling-print.jpg
| caption = Satya Nadella in 2017
| birth_name = Satya Narayana Nadella
| honorific-suffix = [[Pravasi Bharatiya Samman|PBS]]
| birth_place = [[Hyderabad]], [[Telangana]], [[India]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1967|08|19}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Happy Birthday Satya Nadella: 9 interesting facts about Microsoft CEO|url=https://www.economictimes.com/slideshows/people/happy-birthday-satya-nadella-9-interesting-facts-about-microsoft-ceo/slideshow/53768066.cms|publisher=Economic Times}}</ref>
| citizenship = [[United States]]<ref>[http://www.hindustantimes.com/business/satya-nadella-makes-no-mention-of-his-indian-background/story-UFPE6Ktw3FtRprMSI8ovMP.html Satya Nadella makes no mention of his Indian background] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170927112957/http://www.hindustantimes.com/business/satya-nadella-makes-no-mention-of-his-indian-background/story-UFPE6Ktw3FtRprMSI8ovMP.html |date=27 September 2017 }}. Associated Press via hindustantimes.com. 6 February 2014</ref>
| alma_mater = [[Manipal Institute of Technology]] ([[Bachelor of Engineering|B.E. - Electrical Engineering]])<br>[[University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee]] ([[Master of Science|M.S.]])<br>[[University of Chicago]] ([[MBA]])
| occupation = CEO of [[Microsoft Corp]] (2014–present)
| employer = [[Microsoft]] (1992–present)
| salary = $20.0 million (2017)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www1.salary.com/Satya-Nadella-Salary-Bonus-Stock-Options-for-MICROSOFT-CORP.html|title=Compensation Information for Satya Nadella, Chief Executive Officer and Director of MICROSOFT CORP - Salary.com|first=Site built by:|last=Salary.com|website=Salary.com|accessdate=13 June 2018|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180208123417/https://www1.salary.com/Satya-Nadella-Salary-Bonus-Stock-Options-for-MICROSOFT-CORP.html|archivedate=8 February 2018|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| boards = {{ubl|[[Starbucks]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://investor.starbucks.com/corporate-governance/board-of-directors/default.aspx|title=Starbucks Corporation - Corporate Governance - Board of Directors|publisher=[[Starbucks]]|accessdate=28 September 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903072521/https://investor.starbucks.com/corporate-governance/board-of-directors/default.aspx|archivedate=3 September 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref><br>[[Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fredhutch.org/en/about/leadership/boards/board-of-trustees.html|title=Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Board of Trustees|publisher=[[Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center]]|accessdate=28 September 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929044846/https://www.fredhutch.org/en/about/leadership/boards/board-of-trustees.html|archivedate=29 September 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>}}
| spouse = {{marriage|Anupama Priya Nadella|1992}}
| children = 3
| website = {{URL|news.microsoft.com/exec/satya-nadella|Satya Nadella - Microsoft.com}}
}}
'''Satya Narayana Nadella''' ({{IPAc-en|n|ə|ˈ|d|ɛ|l|ə}}; born 19 August 1967) is an American business executive from India. He is the [[Chief Executive Officer]] (CEO) of [[Microsoft]], succeeding [[Steve Ballmer]] in 2014.<ref name=autogenerated2>{{cite web |last=Ovide |first=Shira |url=https://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304851104579362603637152172 |title=Microsoft Board Names Satya Nadella as CEO |work=The Wall Street Journal |date=5 February 2014 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019013422/http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304851104579362603637152172 |archivedate=19 October 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web |url=http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/press/2014/feb14/02-04newspr.aspx |title=Microsoft Board names Satya Nadella as CEO |publisher=Microsoft.com |date=4 February 2014 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140426032128/http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/press/2014/feb14/02-04newspr.aspx |archivedate=26 April 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Before becoming CEO, 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==
Nadella was born in [[Hyderabad]], [[Telangana]], India.<ref>{{cite web|title=‘Studious, hardworking boy has achieved his goal,’ says Satya Nadella's dad|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report-studious-hardworking-boy-has-achieved-his-goal-says-satya-nadella-s-dad-1959411|publisher=[[Daily News and Analysis|DNA India]]|year=2014|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140205054049/http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report-studious-hardworking-boy-has-achieved-his-goal-says-satya-nadella-s-dad-1959411|archivedate=5 February 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref> His father, Bukkapuram Nadella Yugandher, was a civil servant who worked for the [[Indian Administrative Service]] of the [[Government of India]].<ref name=dnaindia>[http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report-studious-hardworking-boy-has-achieved-his-goal-says-satya-nadella-s-dad-1959411 ‘Studious, hardworking boy has achieved his goal,’ says Satya Nadella's dad] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140205054049/http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report-studious-hardworking-boy-has-achieved-his-goal-says-satya-nadella-s-dad-1959411 |date=5 February 2014 }}. ''Daily News and Analysis''. (5 February 2014). Retrieved 16 February 2014.</ref><ref name="Satya Nadella Eenadu">{{cite news|last=Satya|first=Nadella|title=Well done Satya|url=http://epaper.eenadu.net/pdf/2014/02/05/20140205a_009101004.jpg|accessdate=5 February 2014|newspaper=Eenadu|date=5 February 2014|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222155707/http://epaper.eenadu.net/pdf/2014/02/05/20140205a_009101004.jpg|archivedate=22 February 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/satya-nadella-meaning-080000922.html |title='Satya Nadella on the Meaning of Work': Satya Nadella |author=Anisha Dhiman |date=25 August 2015 |publisher=Oxy |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170913092030/https://www.yahoo.com/news/satya-nadella-meaning-080000922.html |archivedate=13 September 2017 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
His mother, as Nadella proudly states in his book, ''Hit Refresh: The Quest to Rediscover Microsoft's Soul and Imagine a Better Future for Everyone,'' was a Sanskrit scholar.
Nadella attended the [[The Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet|Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/130729/lifestyle-offbeat/article/%E2%80%98never-ever-stop-learning%E2%80%99-satya-nadella |title='Never, ever stop learning': Satya Nadella |author=Anisha Dhiman |date=29 July 2013 |publisher=Decan Chronicle |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202184056/http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/130729/lifestyle-offbeat/article/%E2%80%98never-ever-stop-learning%E2%80%99-satya-nadella |archivedate=2 February 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> before receiving a bachelor's in electrical engineering<ref>[http://news.microsoft.com/exec/satya-nadella/ Satya Nadella] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170424144336/https://news.microsoft.com/exec/satya-nadella/ |date=24 April 2017 }}. news.microsoft.com</ref> from the [[Manipal Institute of Technology]] (then part of [[Mangalore University]]) in [[Karnataka]] in 1988.<ref name="Official Bio">{{citation |url=http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/exec/nadella |title=Satya Nadella, President, Server & Tools Business |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140209010050/http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/exec/nadella/ |archivedate=2014-02-09 |accessdate=2017-06-26 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/1880581/report-mit-thrilled-over-nadella-being-in-race-to-head-microsoft |title=MIT thrilled over Nadella being in race to head Microsoft |publisher=DNA India |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130829050118/http://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/1880581/report-mit-thrilled-over-nadella-being-in-race-to-head-microsoft |archivedate=29 August 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
Nadella subsequently traveled to the U.S. to study for a [[M.S.]] in [[computer science]] at the [[University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/20977179/cricket-not-shy-away-technological-change-throwing-new-challenges|title=I went to the United States right when Sachin Tendulkar started to play for India so I look at it and say, wow, I missed the entire Sachin era of Indian cricket|website=Espncricinfo.com|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171011050101/http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/20977179/cricket-not-shy-away-technological-change-throwing-new-challenges|archivedate=11 October 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www5.uwm.edu/news/2014/02/04/uwm-alum-ms-ceo/|title=UWMilwaukee alum named Microsoft CEO | UWM News|website=5.uwm.edu|date=4 February 2014|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140729170737/http://www5.uwm.edu/news/2014/02/04/uwm-alum-ms-ceo/|archivedate=29 July 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref> receiving his degree in 1990.<ref>{{cite web|title=Satya Nadella education|url=http://www5.uwm.edu/news/2014/02/04/uwm-alum-ms-ceo/|website=5.uwm.edu|accessdate=5 November 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161014144456/http://www5.uwm.edu/news/2014/02/04/uwm-alum-ms-ceo/|archivedate=14 October 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Later, he received an MBA from the [[University of Chicago Booth School of Business]].<ref name=Time/>
Nadella said he "always wanted to build things"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://gadgets.ndtv.com/others/features/meet-satya-nadella-the-new-microsoft-ceo-479282 |title=Meet Satya Nadella, the new Microsoft CEO | NDTV Gadgets |publisher=Gadgets.ndtv.com |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140205100011/http://gadgets.ndtv.com/others/features/meet-satya-nadella-the-new-microsoft-ceo-479282 |archivedate=5 February 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> and that electrical engineering "was a great way for [him] to go discover what turned out to become a passion," computer science.<ref name="msftceo">{{cite web|url=http://news.microsoft.com/ceo/announcement/index.html|title=Satya Nadella – Microsoft's CEO|publisher=Microsoft|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151108064009/http://news.microsoft.com/ceo/announcement/index.html|archivedate=8 November 2015|deadurl=no|accessdate=10 November 2015|quote='I think playing cricket taught me more about working in teams and leadership that has stayed with me throughout my career.'|df=dmy-all}}
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==Career==
===Sun Microsystems===
Nadella worked at [[Sun Microsystems]] as a member of its technology staff prior to joining Microsoft in 1992.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/tech-news/internet/IAS-officers-son-tipped-to-become-Microsoft-CEO/articleshow/29676484.cms |title=IAS officer's son tipped to become Microsoft CEO |work=The Times of India |date=1 February 2014 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301061337/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/tech-news/internet/IAS-officers-son-tipped-to-become-Microsoft-CEO/articleshow/29676484.cms |archivedate=1 March 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
===Microsoft===
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.<ref>{{cite news|last=Satya|first=Nadella|title=Satya Nadella CEO|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/business-news/microsoft-names-india-born-satya-nadella-as-next-ceo/article1-1180362.aspx|accessdate=7 February 2014|newspaper=Hindustan Times|date=4 February 2014|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140207055143/http://www.hindustantimes.com/business-news/microsoft-names-india-born-satya-nadella-as-next-ceo/article1-1180362.aspx|archivedate=7 February 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
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 (computing)|client services]] to [[cloud infrastructure]] and [[Cloud services|services]]. He has been credited for helping bring [[Microsoft SQL Server|Microsoft's database]], [[Windows Server]] and [[Microsoft Visual Studio|developer tools]] to its [[Microsoft Azure|Azure]] cloud.<ref name=Time>{{cite web |last=McCracken |first=Harry |url=http://techland.time.com/2014/02/04/satya-nadella/ |title=Microsoft's New CEO Satya Nadella: 10 Things to Know |work=Time |date=15 December 2010 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140204183506/http://techland.time.com/2014/02/04/satya-nadella/ |archivedate=4 February 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> The revenue from Cloud Services grew to $20.3 billion in June 2013 from $16.6 billion when he took over in 2011.<ref>{{cite news|title=Indo-American Satya Nadella in race to be Microsoft's new CEO|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/01/indo-american-satya-nadella-in-race-to-be-microsofts-new-ceo/|agency=Indo-Asian News Service|publisher=Biharprabha News|accessdate=30 January 2014|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201122847/http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/01/indo-american-satya-nadella-in-race-to-be-microsofts-new-ceo/|archivedate=1 February 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He received $18 million in 2016 pay.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-10-03/microsoft-ceo-nadella-received-18-million-in-2016-pay|title=Microsoft CEO Nadella Received $18 Million in 2016 Pay|date=3 October 2016|accessdate=5 November 2017|website=Bloomberg.com|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170820051831/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-10-03/microsoft-ceo-nadella-received-18-million-in-2016-pay|archivedate=20 August 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
Nadella's 2013 base salary was nearly $700,000, for a total compensation, with stock bonuses, of $7.6 million.<ref>{{cite web|author=Kyle Nazario |url=http://www.itpro.co.uk/staffing/21532/satya-nadella-biography-everything-you-need-to-know-about-microsofts-new-ceo |title=Satya Nadella biography: Everything you need to know about Microsoft's new CEO |publisher=IT PRO |date=27 January 2014}}</ref>
Previous positions held by Nadella include:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=1540690&ticker=MSFT |title=Satya Nadella: Executive Profile & Biography |work=Bloomberg BusinessWeek |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301054203/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=1540690&ticker=MSFT |archivedate=1 March 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
* 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)<ref>{{cite web|title=Equilar Atlas|url=http://people.equilar.com/bio/satya-nadella-microsoft/salary/711505|accessdate=4 February 2014|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140228021502/http://people.equilar.com/bio/satya-nadella-microsoft/salary/711505|archivedate=28 February 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* 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<ref name="Official Bio"/>
On 4 February 2014, Nadella was announced as the new CEO of Microsoft,<ref name=autogenerated2 /><ref name=autogenerated1 /> the third chief executive in the company's history, following Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-57614575-75/microsoft-names-satya-nadella-new-ceo/|title=Microsoft names Satya Nadella new CEO|date=4 February 2014|website=News.cnet.com|accessdate=4 February 2014|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140206090704/http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-57614575-75/microsoft-names-satya-nadella-new-ceo/|archivedate=6 February 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
In October 2014, Nadella courted controversy when he made a statement that women should not ask for a raise and should trust the system.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/oct/10/microsoft-ceo-satya-nadella-women-dont-ask-for-a-raise|title=Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella: women, don't ask for a raise|first1=|last1=Staff|first2=|last2=agencies|date=10 October 2014|accessdate=5 November 2017|website=Theguardian.com|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917030601/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/oct/10/microsoft-ceo-satya-nadella-women-dont-ask-for-a-raise|archivedate=17 September 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=satyanadella|author=Satya Nadella|number=520311425726566400|date=9 October 2014|title=Was inarticulate re how women should ask for raise. Our industry must close gender pay gap so a raise is not needed because of a bias #GHC14}}</ref> He later sent an email to Microsoft employees admitting he was "Completely wrong".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.microsoft.com/2014/10/09/satya-nadella-email-to-employees-re-grace-hopper-conference/|title=Satya Nadella email to employees: RE: Grace Hopper Conference - News Center|date=9 October 2014|website=News.microsoft.com|accessdate=5 November 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171108195657/https://news.microsoft.com/2014/10/09/satya-nadella-email-to-employees-re-grace-hopper-conference/|archivedate=8 November 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
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.]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2014/mar/27/business/la-fi-tn-microsoft-ceo-satya-nadella-debuts-himself-office-for-ipad-20140327|title=Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella publicly debuts himself, Office for iPad|last=O'Brien|first=Chris|date=27 March 2014|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|accessdate=28 September 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160519193810/http://articles.latimes.com/2014/mar/27/business/la-fi-tn-microsoft-ceo-satya-nadella-debuts-himself-office-for-ipad-20140327|archivedate=19 May 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> [[Salesforce]],<ref name="Wired">{{cite news|url=https://www.wired.com/2015/01/microsoft-nadella/|title=Satya Nadella’s Got a Plan to Make You Care About Microsoft. The First Step? Holograms|last=Hempel|first=Jesse|date=February 2015|work=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]|accessdate=28 September 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170925232351/https://www.wired.com/2015/01/microsoft-nadella/|archivedate=25 September 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> [[IBM]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/10/22/ibm_microsoft_cloud_partnership/|title=Big Azure? Microsoft and IBM ink deal on business cloud|last=Clarke|first=Gavin|date=22 October 2014|work=[[The Register]]|accessdate=28 September 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929044811/https://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/10/22/ibm_microsoft_cloud_partnership/|archivedate=29 September 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and [[Dropbox (service)|Dropbox]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-partners-with-dropbox-2014-11|title=Microsoft Partners With Dropbox|last=Bort|first=Julie|date=4 November 2014|work=[[Business Insider]]|accessdate=28 September 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929045026/http://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-partners-with-dropbox-2014-11|archivedate=29 September 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> In contrast to previous Microsoft campaigns against the [[Linux]] operating system, Nadella proclaimed that "Microsoft ♥ Linux",<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/2836412/microsoft-hearts-linux-for-azures-sake.html|title=Microsoft (hearts) Linux, for Azure's sake|last=Jackson|first=Joab|date=20 October 2014|work=[[PC World]]|accessdate=28 September 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161022070542/http://www.pcworld.com/article/2836412/microsoft-hearts-linux-for-azures-sake.html|archivedate=22 October 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and in 2016, Microsoft joined the [[Linux Foundation]] as a Platinum member.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.computerworld.com/article/3141622/cloud-computing/microsoft-doubles-down-on-linux-love-joins-foundation.html|title=Microsoft doubles down on Linux love, joins foundation|last=Frank|first=Blair Hanley|date=16 November 2016|work=[[Computerworld]]|accessdate=28 September 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929050346/https://www.computerworld.com/article/3141622/cloud-computing/microsoft-doubles-down-on-linux-love-joins-foundation.html|archivedate=29 September 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
Under Nadella Microsoft revised its mission statement to "empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/microsoft-ceo-satya-nadella-outlines-new-mission-statement/|title=Microsoft CEO Nadella wants to help the world 'to achieve more'|last=Statt|first=Nick|date=25 June 2015|work=[[CNET]]|accessdate=28 September 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929045122/https://www.cnet.com/news/microsoft-ceo-satya-nadella-outlines-new-mission-statement/|archivedate=29 September 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Fast Company">{{cite news|url=https://www.fastcompany.com/40457458/satya-nadella-rewrites-microsofts-code|title=Satya Nadella Rewrites Microsoft’s Code - The future of business|last=McCracken|first=Harry|date=18 September 2017|work=[[Fast Company (magazine)|Fast Company]]|accessdate=28 September 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928083804/https://www.fastcompany.com/40457458/satya-nadella-rewrites-microsofts-code|archivedate=28 September 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> His key goal has been transforming Microsoft’s [[corporate culture]] into one that values continual learning and growth.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2017/02/20/microsofts-satya-nadella-counting-culture-shock-drive-growth/98011388/|title=Microsoft's Satya Nadella is counting on culture shock to drive growth|last=della Cava|first=Marco|date=20 February 2017|work=[[USA Today]]|accessdate=28 September 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929045249/https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2017/02/20/microsofts-satya-nadella-counting-culture-shock-drive-growth/98011388/|archivedate=29 September 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He has cited the book ''Mindset: The New Psychology of Success'' by [[Carol Dweck]] as inspiration for this philosophy around a "growth mindset".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2016-satya-nadella-interview-issue/|title=Satya Nadella on a Middle-Aged Microsoft|last=Bass|first=Dina|date=4 August 2016|work=[[Bloomberg L.P.]]|accessdate=28 September 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929091047/https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2016-satya-nadella-interview-issue/|archivedate=29 September 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
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]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2014/09/15/microsoft-minecraft/15658383/|title=Microsoft to acquire 'Minecraft' maker Mojang for $2.5B|last=Molina|first=Brett|work=[[USA Today]]|accessdate=20 September 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170907123208/https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2014/09/15/microsoft-minecraft/15658383/|archivedate=7 September 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He followed that by purchasing [[Xamarin]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-acquires-xamarin-2016-2|title=Microsoft acquires Xamarin|last=Weinberger|first=Matt|date=24 February 2016|work=[[Business Insider]]|accessdate=20 September 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170704105700/http://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-acquires-xamarin-2016-2|archivedate=4 July 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and [[LinkedIn]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/14/business/dealbook/microsoft-to-buy-linkedin-for-26-2-billion.html|title=Microsoft Buys LinkedIn for $26.2 Billion, Reasserting Its Muscle|last=Wingfield|first=Nick|date=13 June 2016|work=[[The New York Times]]|accessdate=20 September 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914192636/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/14/business/dealbook/microsoft-to-buy-linkedin-for-26-2-billion.html|archivedate=14 September 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> in 2016, then [[GitHub]] in 2018<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://blog.github.com/2018-06-04-github-microsoft/|title=A bright future for GitHub|last=defunkt|date=2018-06-04|work=The GitHub Blog|access-date=2018-06-04|language=en-US}}</ref>.
In the years since becoming CEO, Nadella is viewed as having done well,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://techcrunch.com/2016/12/29/the-new-microsoft-under-nadella-is-still-looking-good-on-wall-street/|title=The new Microsoft under Satya Nadella is still looking good on Wall Street|last=Lynley|first=Matthew|date=29 December 2016|work=[[TechCrunch]]|accessdate=28 September 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170916154135/https://techcrunch.com/2016/12/29/the-new-microsoft-under-nadella-is-still-looking-good-on-wall-street/|archivedate=16 September 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> with Microsoft stock having tripled by September 2018, with a 27% annual growth rate.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://money.cnn.com/2015/12/01/investing/microsoft-stock-satya-nadella-cloud/|title=Is Satya Nadella a better Microsoft CEO than Bill Gates?|last=La Monica|first=Paul R.|date=1 December 2015|work=[[CNN]]|accessdate=28 September 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809043924/http://money.cnn.com/2015/12/01/investing/microsoft-stock-satya-nadella-cloud/|archivedate=9 August 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://money.cnn.com/2016/10/21/technology/microsoft-all-time-high/index.html|title=Microsoft stock hits a new all-time high. Here's why|last=Fiegerman|first=Seth|date=21 October 2016|work=[[CNN]]|accessdate=28 September 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929045400/http://money.cnn.com/2016/10/21/technology/microsoft-all-time-high/index.html|archivedate=29 September 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
==Personal life==
In 1992, Nadella married Anupama, the daughter of his father's Indian Administrative Service batchmate. She was his junior at [[Manipal Academy of Higher Education|Manipal]] pursuing a BArch in the Faculty of Architecture.<ref>{{cite web|author= Nikhila Henry & Rohit P S, TNN |url= http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2014-02-05/hyderabad/47048611_1_hyderabad-public-school-venugopal-batch |title= Nadella's other passions: Cricket, running and pastries |work= The Times of India}}</ref> The couple have three children, a son and two daughters, and live in [[Bellevue, Washington]].<ref name=POLITICO_04FEB14>{{cite web|last=Drusch|first=Andrea|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2014/02/satya-nadella-biography-key-facts-career-background-microsoft-103106.html|title=10 things to know: Satya Nadella|date=2 April 2014|website=Politico.com|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302013302/http://www.politico.com/story/2014/02/satya-nadella-biography-key-facts-career-background-microsoft-103106.html|archivedate=2 March 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
Nadella is an avid reader of [[American poetry|American]] and [[Indian poetry]]. He also nurses a passion for [[cricket]], having played on his school team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/world/all-for-love-when-satya-nadella-surrendered-his-green-card-for-h1-b-visa-4083165.html|title=All for love: When Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella surrendered his Green Card for wife Anu|website=Firstpost.com|accessdate=5 November 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171103222307/http://www.firstpost.com/world/all-for-love-when-satya-nadella-surrendered-his-green-card-for-h1-b-visa-4083165.html|archivedate=3 November 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
Nadella has authored a book titled ''Hit Refresh'' that explores his life, his career in Microsoft and how he believes technology will shape the future. It was announced that the profits from the book would go to Microsoft Philanthropies and through that to [[nonprofit organization]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2016/6/29/12061722/microsoft-ceo-book-satya-nadella-hit-refresh|title=Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is writing a book called Hit Refresh|date=2016-06-29|website=The Verge|access-date=2017-04-24|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170425121704/http://www.theverge.com/2016/6/29/12061722/microsoft-ceo-book-satya-nadella-hit-refresh|archivedate=25 April 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
== Publications ==
* ''Hit Refresh: The quest to rediscover Microsoft's soul and imagine a better future for everyone'', 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Offers A Business-Like Memoir {{!}} Star2.com|url=https://www.star2.com/culture/2018/02/02/microsoft-satya-nadella-memoir/|website=Star2.com|accessdate=11 February 2018|date=2 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=MacLellan|first1=Lila|title=With his new book, Satya Nadella takes control of the Microsoft narrative|url=https://qz.com/1086618/satya-nadella-takes-control-of-the-microsoft-narrative-with-his-book-hit-refresh-msft/|website=Quartz|accessdate=11 February 2018}}</ref> {{ISBN|9780062652508}} (audiobook {{ISBN|9780062694805}})
==References==
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| birth_name = Satya Narayana Nadella
| honorific-suffix = [[Pravasi Bharatiya Samman|PBS]]
| birth_place = [[Hyderabad]], [[Telangana]], [[India]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1967|08|19}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Happy Birthday Satya Nadella: 9 interesting facts about Microsoft CEO|url=https://www.economictimes.com/slideshows/people/happy-birthday-satya-nadella-9-interesting-facts-about-microsoft-ceo/slideshow/53768066.cms|publisher=Economic Times}}</ref>
| citizenship = [[United States]]<ref>[http://www.hindustantimes.com/business/satya-nadella-makes-no-mention-of-his-indian-background/story-UFPE6Ktw3FtRprMSI8ovMP.html Satya Nadella makes no mention of his Indian background] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170927112957/http://www.hindustantimes.com/business/satya-nadella-makes-no-mention-of-his-indian-background/story-UFPE6Ktw3FtRprMSI8ovMP.html |date=27 September 2017 }}. Associated Press via hindustantimes.com. 6 February 2014</ref>
| alma_mater = [[Manipal Institute of Technology]] ([[Bachelor of Engineering|B.E. - Electrical Engineering]])<br>[[University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee]] ([[Master of Science|M.S.]])<br>[[University of Chicago]] ([[MBA]])
| occupation = CEO of [[Microsoft Corp]] (2014–present)
| employer = [[Microsoft]] (1992–present)
| salary = $20.0 million (2017)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www1.salary.com/Satya-Nadella-Salary-Bonus-Stock-Options-for-MICROSOFT-CORP.html|title=Compensation Information for Satya Nadella, Chief Executive Officer and Director of MICROSOFT CORP - Salary.com|first=Site built by:|last=Salary.com|website=Salary.com|accessdate=13 June 2018|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180208123417/https://www1.salary.com/Satya-Nadella-Salary-Bonus-Stock-Options-for-MICROSOFT-CORP.html|archivedate=8 February 2018|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
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'''Satya Narayana Nadella''' ({{IPAc-en|n|ə|ˈ|d|ɛ|l|ə}}; born 19 August 1967) is an American business executive from India. He is the [[Chief Executive Officer]] (CEO) of [[Microsoft]], succeeding [[Steve Ballmer]] in 2014.<ref name=autogenerated2>{{cite web |last=Ovide |first=Shira |url=https://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304851104579362603637152172 |title=Microsoft Board Names Satya Nadella as CEO |work=The Wall Street Journal |date=5 February 2014 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019013422/http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304851104579362603637152172 |archivedate=19 October 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web |url=http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/press/2014/feb14/02-04newspr.aspx |title=Microsoft Board names Satya Nadella as CEO |publisher=Microsoft.com |date=4 February 2014 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140426032128/http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/press/2014/feb14/02-04newspr.aspx |archivedate=26 April 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Before becoming CEO, 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==
Nadella was born in [[Hyderabad]], [[Telangana]], India.<ref>{{cite web|title=‘Studious, hardworking boy has achieved his goal,’ says Satya Nadella's dad|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report-studious-hardworking-boy-has-achieved-his-goal-says-satya-nadella-s-dad-1959411|publisher=[[Daily News and Analysis|DNA India]]|year=2014|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140205054049/http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report-studious-hardworking-boy-has-achieved-his-goal-says-satya-nadella-s-dad-1959411|archivedate=5 February 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref> His father, Bukkapuram Nadella Yugandher, was a civil servant who worked for the [[Indian Administrative Service]] of the [[Government of India]].<ref name=dnaindia>[http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report-studious-hardworking-boy-has-achieved-his-goal-says-satya-nadella-s-dad-1959411 ‘Studious, hardworking boy has achieved his goal,’ says Satya Nadella's dad] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140205054049/http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report-studious-hardworking-boy-has-achieved-his-goal-says-satya-nadella-s-dad-1959411 |date=5 February 2014 }}. ''Daily News and Analysis''. (5 February 2014). Retrieved 16 February 2014.</ref><ref name="Satya Nadella Eenadu">{{cite news|last=Satya|first=Nadella|title=Well done Satya|url=http://epaper.eenadu.net/pdf/2014/02/05/20140205a_009101004.jpg|accessdate=5 February 2014|newspaper=Eenadu|date=5 February 2014|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222155707/http://epaper.eenadu.net/pdf/2014/02/05/20140205a_009101004.jpg|archivedate=22 February 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/satya-nadella-meaning-080000922.html |title='Satya Nadella on the Meaning of Work': Satya Nadella |author=Anisha Dhiman |date=25 August 2015 |publisher=Oxy |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170913092030/https://www.yahoo.com/news/satya-nadella-meaning-080000922.html |archivedate=13 September 2017 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
His mother, as Nadella proudly states in his book, ''Hit Refresh: The Quest to Rediscover Microsoft's Soul and Imagine a Better Future for Everyone,'' was a Sanskrit scholar.
Nadella attended the [[The Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet|Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/130729/lifestyle-offbeat/article/%E2%80%98never-ever-stop-learning%E2%80%99-satya-nadella |title='Never, ever stop learning': Satya Nadella |author=Anisha Dhiman |date=29 July 2013 |publisher=Decan Chronicle |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202184056/http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/130729/lifestyle-offbeat/article/%E2%80%98never-ever-stop-learning%E2%80%99-satya-nadella |archivedate=2 February 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> before receiving a bachelor's in electrical engineering<ref>[http://news.microsoft.com/exec/satya-nadella/ Satya Nadella] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170424144336/https://news.microsoft.com/exec/satya-nadella/ |date=24 April 2017 }}. news.microsoft.com</ref> from the [[Manipal Institute of Technology]] (then part of [[Mangalore University]]) in [[Karnataka]] in 1988.<ref name="Official Bio">{{citation |url=http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/exec/nadella |title=Satya Nadella, President, Server & Tools Business |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140209010050/http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/exec/nadella/ |archivedate=2014-02-09 |accessdate=2017-06-26 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/1880581/report-mit-thrilled-over-nadella-being-in-race-to-head-microsoft |title=MIT thrilled over Nadella being in race to head Microsoft |publisher=DNA India |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130829050118/http://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/1880581/report-mit-thrilled-over-nadella-being-in-race-to-head-microsoft |archivedate=29 August 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
Nadella subsequently traveled to the U.S. to study for a [[M.S.]] in [[computer science]] at the [[University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/20977179/cricket-not-shy-away-technological-change-throwing-new-challenges|title=I went to the United States right when Sachin Tendulkar started to play for India so I look at it and say, wow, I missed the entire Sachin era of Indian cricket|website=Espncricinfo.com|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171011050101/http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/20977179/cricket-not-shy-away-technological-change-throwing-new-challenges|archivedate=11 October 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www5.uwm.edu/news/2014/02/04/uwm-alum-ms-ceo/|title=UWMilwaukee alum named Microsoft CEO | UWM News|website=5.uwm.edu|date=4 February 2014|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140729170737/http://www5.uwm.edu/news/2014/02/04/uwm-alum-ms-ceo/|archivedate=29 July 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref> receiving his degree in 1990.<ref>{{cite web|title=Satya Nadella education|url=http://www5.uwm.edu/news/2014/02/04/uwm-alum-ms-ceo/|website=5.uwm.edu|accessdate=5 November 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161014144456/http://www5.uwm.edu/news/2014/02/04/uwm-alum-ms-ceo/|archivedate=14 October 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Later, he received an MBA from the [[University of Chicago Booth School of Business]].<ref name=Time/>
Nadella said he "always wanted to build things"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://gadgets.ndtv.com/others/features/meet-satya-nadella-the-new-microsoft-ceo-479282 |title=Meet Satya Nadella, the new Microsoft CEO | NDTV Gadgets |publisher=Gadgets.ndtv.com |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140205100011/http://gadgets.ndtv.com/others/features/meet-satya-nadella-the-new-microsoft-ceo-479282 |archivedate=5 February 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> and that electrical engineering "was a great way for [him] to go discover what turned out to become a passion," computer science.<ref name="msftceo">{{cite web|url=http://news.microsoft.com/ceo/announcement/index.html|title=Satya Nadella – Microsoft's CEO|publisher=Microsoft|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151108064009/http://news.microsoft.com/ceo/announcement/index.html|archivedate=8 November 2015|deadurl=no|accessdate=10 November 2015|quote='I think playing cricket taught me more about working in teams and leadership that has stayed with me throughout my career.'|df=dmy-all}}
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==Career==
===Sun Microsystems===
Nadella worked at [[Sun Microsystems]] as a member of its technology staff prior to joining Microsoft in 1992.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/tech-news/internet/IAS-officers-son-tipped-to-become-Microsoft-CEO/articleshow/29676484.cms |title=IAS officer's son tipped to become Microsoft CEO |work=The Times of India |date=1 February 2014 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301061337/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/tech-news/internet/IAS-officers-son-tipped-to-become-Microsoft-CEO/articleshow/29676484.cms |archivedate=1 March 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
===Microsoft===
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.<ref>{{cite news|last=Satya|first=Nadella|title=Satya Nadella CEO|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/business-news/microsoft-names-india-born-satya-nadella-as-next-ceo/article1-1180362.aspx|accessdate=7 February 2014|newspaper=Hindustan Times|date=4 February 2014|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140207055143/http://www.hindustantimes.com/business-news/microsoft-names-india-born-satya-nadella-as-next-ceo/article1-1180362.aspx|archivedate=7 February 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
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 (computing)|client services]] to [[cloud infrastructure]] and [[Cloud services|services]]. He has been credited for helping bring [[Microsoft SQL Server|Microsoft's database]], [[Windows Server]] and [[Microsoft Visual Studio|developer tools]] to its [[Microsoft Azure|Azure]] cloud.<ref name=Time>{{cite web |last=McCracken |first=Harry |url=http://techland.time.com/2014/02/04/satya-nadella/ |title=Microsoft's New CEO Satya Nadella: 10 Things to Know |work=Time |date=15 December 2010 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140204183506/http://techland.time.com/2014/02/04/satya-nadella/ |archivedate=4 February 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> The revenue from Cloud Services grew to $20.3 billion in June 2013 from $16.6 billion when he took over in 2011.<ref>{{cite news|title=Indo-American Satya Nadella in race to be Microsoft's new CEO|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/01/indo-american-satya-nadella-in-race-to-be-microsofts-new-ceo/|agency=Indo-Asian News Service|publisher=Biharprabha News|accessdate=30 January 2014|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201122847/http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/01/indo-american-satya-nadella-in-race-to-be-microsofts-new-ceo/|archivedate=1 February 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He received $18 million in 2016 pay.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-10-03/microsoft-ceo-nadella-received-18-million-in-2016-pay|title=Microsoft CEO Nadella Received $18 Million in 2016 Pay|date=3 October 2016|accessdate=5 November 2017|website=Bloomberg.com|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170820051831/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-10-03/microsoft-ceo-nadella-received-18-million-in-2016-pay|archivedate=20 August 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
Nadella's 2013 base salary was nearly $700,000, for a total compensation, with stock bonuses, of $7.6 million.<ref>{{cite web|author=Kyle Nazario |url=http://www.itpro.co.uk/staffing/21532/satya-nadella-biography-everything-you-need-to-know-about-microsofts-new-ceo |title=Satya Nadella biography: Everything you need to know about Microsoft's new CEO |publisher=IT PRO |date=27 January 2014}}</ref>
Previous positions held by Nadella include:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=1540690&ticker=MSFT |title=Satya Nadella: Executive Profile & Biography |work=Bloomberg BusinessWeek |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301054203/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=1540690&ticker=MSFT |archivedate=1 March 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
* 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)<ref>{{cite web|title=Equilar Atlas|url=http://people.equilar.com/bio/satya-nadella-microsoft/salary/711505|accessdate=4 February 2014|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140228021502/http://people.equilar.com/bio/satya-nadella-microsoft/salary/711505|archivedate=28 February 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* 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<ref name="Official Bio"/>
On 4 February 2014, Nadella was announced as the new CEO of Microsoft,<ref name=autogenerated2 /><ref name=autogenerated1 /> the third chief executive in the company's history, following Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-57614575-75/microsoft-names-satya-nadella-new-ceo/|title=Microsoft names Satya Nadella new CEO|date=4 February 2014|website=News.cnet.com|accessdate=4 February 2014|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140206090704/http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-57614575-75/microsoft-names-satya-nadella-new-ceo/|archivedate=6 February 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
In October 2014, Nadella courted controversy when he made a statement that women should not ask for a raise and should trust the system.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/oct/10/microsoft-ceo-satya-nadella-women-dont-ask-for-a-raise|title=Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella: women, don't ask for a raise|first1=|last1=Staff|first2=|last2=agencies|date=10 October 2014|accessdate=5 November 2017|website=Theguardian.com|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917030601/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/oct/10/microsoft-ceo-satya-nadella-women-dont-ask-for-a-raise|archivedate=17 September 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=satyanadella|author=Satya Nadella|number=520311425726566400|date=9 October 2014|title=Was inarticulate re how women should ask for raise. Our industry must close gender pay gap so a raise is not needed because of a bias #GHC14}}</ref> He later sent an email to Microsoft employees admitting he was "Completely wrong".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.microsoft.com/2014/10/09/satya-nadella-email-to-employees-re-grace-hopper-conference/|title=Satya Nadella email to employees: RE: Grace Hopper Conference - News Center|date=9 October 2014|website=News.microsoft.com|accessdate=5 November 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171108195657/https://news.microsoft.com/2014/10/09/satya-nadella-email-to-employees-re-grace-hopper-conference/|archivedate=8 November 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
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.]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2014/mar/27/business/la-fi-tn-microsoft-ceo-satya-nadella-debuts-himself-office-for-ipad-20140327|title=Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella publicly debuts himself, Office for iPad|last=O'Brien|first=Chris|date=27 March 2014|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|accessdate=28 September 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160519193810/http://articles.latimes.com/2014/mar/27/business/la-fi-tn-microsoft-ceo-satya-nadella-debuts-himself-office-for-ipad-20140327|archivedate=19 May 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> [[Salesforce]],<ref name="Wired">{{cite news|url=https://www.wired.com/2015/01/microsoft-nadella/|title=Satya Nadella’s Got a Plan to Make You Care About Microsoft. The First Step? Holograms|last=Hempel|first=Jesse|date=February 2015|work=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]|accessdate=28 September 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170925232351/https://www.wired.com/2015/01/microsoft-nadella/|archivedate=25 September 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> [[IBM]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/10/22/ibm_microsoft_cloud_partnership/|title=Big Azure? Microsoft and IBM ink deal on business cloud|last=Clarke|first=Gavin|date=22 October 2014|work=[[The Register]]|accessdate=28 September 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929044811/https://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/10/22/ibm_microsoft_cloud_partnership/|archivedate=29 September 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and [[Dropbox (service)|Dropbox]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-partners-with-dropbox-2014-11|title=Microsoft Partners With Dropbox|last=Bort|first=Julie|date=4 November 2014|work=[[Business Insider]]|accessdate=28 September 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929045026/http://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-partners-with-dropbox-2014-11|archivedate=29 September 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> In contrast to previous Microsoft campaigns against the [[Linux]] operating system, Nadella proclaimed that "Microsoft ♥ Linux",<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/2836412/microsoft-hearts-linux-for-azures-sake.html|title=Microsoft (hearts) Linux, for Azure's sake|last=Jackson|first=Joab|date=20 October 2014|work=[[PC World]]|accessdate=28 September 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161022070542/http://www.pcworld.com/article/2836412/microsoft-hearts-linux-for-azures-sake.html|archivedate=22 October 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and in 2016, Microsoft joined the [[Linux Foundation]] as a Platinum member.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.computerworld.com/article/3141622/cloud-computing/microsoft-doubles-down-on-linux-love-joins-foundation.html|title=Microsoft doubles down on Linux love, joins foundation|last=Frank|first=Blair Hanley|date=16 November 2016|work=[[Computerworld]]|accessdate=28 September 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929050346/https://www.computerworld.com/article/3141622/cloud-computing/microsoft-doubles-down-on-linux-love-joins-foundation.html|archivedate=29 September 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
Under Nadella Microsoft revised its mission statement to "empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/microsoft-ceo-satya-nadella-outlines-new-mission-statement/|title=Microsoft CEO Nadella wants to help the world 'to achieve more'|last=Statt|first=Nick|date=25 June 2015|work=[[CNET]]|accessdate=28 September 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929045122/https://www.cnet.com/news/microsoft-ceo-satya-nadella-outlines-new-mission-statement/|archivedate=29 September 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Fast Company">{{cite news|url=https://www.fastcompany.com/40457458/satya-nadella-rewrites-microsofts-code|title=Satya Nadella Rewrites Microsoft’s Code - The future of business|last=McCracken|first=Harry|date=18 September 2017|work=[[Fast Company (magazine)|Fast Company]]|accessdate=28 September 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928083804/https://www.fastcompany.com/40457458/satya-nadella-rewrites-microsofts-code|archivedate=28 September 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> His key goal has been transforming Microsoft’s [[corporate culture]] into one that values continual learning and growth.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2017/02/20/microsofts-satya-nadella-counting-culture-shock-drive-growth/98011388/|title=Microsoft's Satya Nadella is counting on culture shock to drive growth|last=della Cava|first=Marco|date=20 February 2017|work=[[USA Today]]|accessdate=28 September 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929045249/https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2017/02/20/microsofts-satya-nadella-counting-culture-shock-drive-growth/98011388/|archivedate=29 September 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He has cited the book ''Mindset: The New Psychology of Success'' by [[Carol Dweck]] as inspiration for this philosophy around a "growth mindset".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2016-satya-nadella-interview-issue/|title=Satya Nadella on a Middle-Aged Microsoft|last=Bass|first=Dina|date=4 August 2016|work=[[Bloomberg L.P.]]|accessdate=28 September 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929091047/https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2016-satya-nadella-interview-issue/|archivedate=29 September 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
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]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2014/09/15/microsoft-minecraft/15658383/|title=Microsoft to acquire 'Minecraft' maker Mojang for $2.5B|last=Molina|first=Brett|work=[[USA Today]]|accessdate=20 September 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170907123208/https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2014/09/15/microsoft-minecraft/15658383/|archivedate=7 September 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He followed that by purchasing [[Xamarin]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-acquires-xamarin-2016-2|title=Microsoft acquires Xamarin|last=Weinberger|first=Matt|date=24 February 2016|work=[[Business Insider]]|accessdate=20 September 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170704105700/http://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-acquires-xamarin-2016-2|archivedate=4 July 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and [[LinkedIn]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/14/business/dealbook/microsoft-to-buy-linkedin-for-26-2-billion.html|title=Microsoft Buys LinkedIn for $26.2 Billion, Reasserting Its Muscle|last=Wingfield|first=Nick|date=13 June 2016|work=[[The New York Times]]|accessdate=20 September 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914192636/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/14/business/dealbook/microsoft-to-buy-linkedin-for-26-2-billion.html|archivedate=14 September 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> in 2016, then [[GitHub]] in 2018<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://blog.github.com/2018-06-04-github-microsoft/|title=A bright future for GitHub|last=defunkt|date=2018-06-04|work=The GitHub Blog|access-date=2018-06-04|language=en-US}}</ref>.
In the years since becoming CEO, Nadella is viewed as having done well,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://techcrunch.com/2016/12/29/the-new-microsoft-under-nadella-is-still-looking-good-on-wall-street/|title=The new Microsoft under Satya Nadella is still looking good on Wall Street|last=Lynley|first=Matthew|date=29 December 2016|work=[[TechCrunch]]|accessdate=28 September 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170916154135/https://techcrunch.com/2016/12/29/the-new-microsoft-under-nadella-is-still-looking-good-on-wall-street/|archivedate=16 September 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> with Microsoft stock having tripled by September 2018, with a 27% annual growth rate.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://money.cnn.com/2015/12/01/investing/microsoft-stock-satya-nadella-cloud/|title=Is Satya Nadella a better Microsoft CEO than Bill Gates?|last=La Monica|first=Paul R.|date=1 December 2015|work=[[CNN]]|accessdate=28 September 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809043924/http://money.cnn.com/2015/12/01/investing/microsoft-stock-satya-nadella-cloud/|archivedate=9 August 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://money.cnn.com/2016/10/21/technology/microsoft-all-time-high/index.html|title=Microsoft stock hits a new all-time high. Here's why|last=Fiegerman|first=Seth|date=21 October 2016|work=[[CNN]]|accessdate=28 September 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929045400/http://money.cnn.com/2016/10/21/technology/microsoft-all-time-high/index.html|archivedate=29 September 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
==Personal life==
In 1992, Nadella married Anupama, the daughter of his father's Indian Administrative Service batchmate. She was his junior at [[Manipal Academy of Higher Education|Manipal]] pursuing a BArch in the Faculty of Architecture.<ref>{{cite web|author= Nikhila Henry & Rohit P S, TNN |url= http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2014-02-05/hyderabad/47048611_1_hyderabad-public-school-venugopal-batch |title= Nadella's other passions: Cricket, running and pastries |work= The Times of India}}</ref> The couple have three children, a son and two daughters, and live in [[Bellevue, Washington]].<ref name=POLITICO_04FEB14>{{cite web|last=Drusch|first=Andrea|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2014/02/satya-nadella-biography-key-facts-career-background-microsoft-103106.html|title=10 things to know: Satya Nadella|date=2 April 2014|website=Politico.com|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302013302/http://www.politico.com/story/2014/02/satya-nadella-biography-key-facts-career-background-microsoft-103106.html|archivedate=2 March 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
Nadella is an avid reader of [[American poetry|American]] and [[Indian poetry]]. He also nurses a passion for [[cricket]], having played on his school team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/world/all-for-love-when-satya-nadella-surrendered-his-green-card-for-h1-b-visa-4083165.html|title=All for love: When Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella surrendered his Green Card for wife Anu|website=Firstpost.com|accessdate=5 November 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171103222307/http://www.firstpost.com/world/all-for-love-when-satya-nadella-surrendered-his-green-card-for-h1-b-visa-4083165.html|archivedate=3 November 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
Nadella has authored a book titled ''Hit Refresh'' that explores his life, his career in Microsoft and how he believes technology will shape the future. It was announced that the profits from the book would go to Microsoft Philanthropies and through that to [[nonprofit organization]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2016/6/29/12061722/microsoft-ceo-book-satya-nadella-hit-refresh|title=Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is writing a book called Hit Refresh|date=2016-06-29|website=The Verge|access-date=2017-04-24|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170425121704/http://www.theverge.com/2016/6/29/12061722/microsoft-ceo-book-satya-nadella-hit-refresh|archivedate=25 April 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
== Publications ==
* ''Hit Refresh: The quest to rediscover Microsoft's soul and imagine a better future for everyone'', 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Offers A Business-Like Memoir {{!}} Star2.com|url=https://www.star2.com/culture/2018/02/02/microsoft-satya-nadella-memoir/|website=Star2.com|accessdate=11 February 2018|date=2 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=MacLellan|first1=Lila|title=With his new book, Satya Nadella takes control of the Microsoft narrative|url=https://qz.com/1086618/satya-nadella-takes-control-of-the-microsoft-narrative-with-his-book-hit-refresh-msft/|website=Quartz|accessdate=11 February 2018}}</ref> {{ISBN|9780062652508}} (audiobook {{ISBN|9780062694805}})
==References==
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* [https://news.microsoft.com/exec/satya-nadella/ Microsoft bio]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6rdwXOHbsw Satya Nadella's theCUBE Interview from Accel Stanford Symposium 2013]
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