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10 Microsoft executives
These ten current and former Microsoft executives have served as CEO, CFO, president, executive vice president or CTO of Microsoft or one of its named divisions. Readers can learn how Microsoft's senior leaders approach strategy, finance, commercial sales and the building of its cloud, AI, productivity and security businesses.
Professionals to explore
01—10Amy Hood
LinkedInExperience: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer · Microsoft
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Microsoft since May 2013, a current C-level role in Finance & Accounting. Her profile also lists various positions at Microsoft dated from 2000 and an Associate role at Goldman Sachs (1994–2002).
Brad Smith
LinkedInExperience: President · Microsoft
President of Microsoft since 2015; his profile says he also became vice chairman in 2021. He was General Counsel and Executive Vice President, Legal and Corporate Affairs at Microsoft (2002–2015) and Deputy General Counsel, Worldwide Sales Group (1996–2002), and he has been a member of Netflix's board of directors since 2015.
Charles Lamanna
LinkedInExperience: EVP, Agents & Business Apps · Microsoft
EVP, Agents & Business Apps at Microsoft since March 2026. His profile also lists President (2021–2026), Corporate Vice President (2019–2026) and General Manager (2017–2019) roles at Microsoft, and its headline describes him as Executive Vice President of Copilot, Agents, and Platform at Microsoft.
Judson Althoff
LinkedInExperience: CEO, Microsoft Commercial Business · Microsoft
CEO, Microsoft Commercial Business, a current role his profile dates from 2013. In the profile he describes leading, as executive vice president of the Worldwide Commercial Business organization, a team that helps commercial and public sector customers digitally transform their businesses. He also held Senior Vice President, Worldwide Alliances & Channels and Embedded Sales at Oracle (2002–2013).
Kathleen Hogan
LinkedInExperience: EVP, Office of Strategy and Transformation · Microsoft
EVP, Office of Strategy and Transformation at Microsoft since 2025 and former Chief People Officer (2015–2025). She also held CVP, Worldwide Services (2009–2015) and COO, Worldwide Sales (2003–2009) at Microsoft. Her profile says that as Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer she leads the company's enterprise-wide strategy and transformation agenda.
Michal Braverman-Blumenstyk
LinkedInExperience: CVP at Microsoft, Managing Director of Microsoft Israel R&D Center and CTO of Microsoft Security · Microsoft
CVP at Microsoft, Managing Director of Microsoft Israel R&D Center and CTO of Microsoft Security since 2022. She was CTO, Cloud and AI Security Division (2017–2020) and General Manager, Azure Cybersecurity (2013–2017) at Microsoft. Her profile says that as a Corporate Vice President she holds two roles: CTO of Microsoft Security and Managing Director of the Microsoft Israel R&D Center.
Rajesh Jha
LinkedInExperience: Executive Vice President · Microsoft
Executive Vice President at Microsoft, a role listed from August 2006 to the present. His profile describes him as executive vice president of Microsoft's Experiences + Devices Group, where he leads the product teams for Office 365, Teams, Windows + Devices, Viva and Search.
Satya Nadella
LinkedInExperience: Chairman and CEO · Microsoft
Chairman and CEO of Microsoft since 2014. His profile says he succeeded Steve Ballmer as CEO in 2014 and John W. Thompson as chairman in 2021, and that he was an executive vice president at Microsoft before becoming CEO. He was also a board member at Starbucks (2017–2024).
Scott Guthrie
LinkedInExperience: Executive Vice President, Cloud AI Group · Microsoft
Executive Vice President, Cloud AI Group at Microsoft since 2014. He was Corporate Vice President, Microsoft Azure (2011–2014), Corporate Vice President, Developer Division (2008–2011) and General Manager, Developer Division (1997–2008). His profile says he led developer teams that worked on ASP.NET, the Common Language Runtime, Silverlight, Windows Forms, WPF and Internet Information Services.
William Chappell
LinkedInExperience: Chief Technology Officer · Microsoft
Chief Technology Officer at Microsoft since 2025 and VP Mission Systems since 2022. His profile also lists Chief Technology Officer SMT Division (2023–2025) and CTO, Azure Global (2019–2022), and describes him as CVP and CTO of Microsoft's Discovery and Quantum division, which builds a scientific platform and a quantum computer.
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does Microsoft decide which new product bets receive funding and executive sponsorship?
- 02How do Microsoft's product groups and its commercial sales organization coordinate on enterprise go-to-market?
- 03What does Microsoft look for when it evaluates a partnership, acquisition or strategic investment?
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