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Satya Nadella

Business Executive

Born 1967

Biography

Satya Nadella, born August 19, 1967, in Hyderabad, India, is the Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft, a position he has held since February 4, 2014. He significantly shifted the company's focus towards cloud computing, overseeing the growth of Microsoft Azure, which has become a leading cloud platform. In 2016, Nadella led Microsoft's acquisition of LinkedIn for $26.2 billion, marking one of the largest tech deals in history. Under his leadership, Microsoft also acquired GitHub in 2018 for $7.5 billion, strengthening its presence in the software development community. Nadella's strategic direction revitalized Microsoft's innovation and market value, making it one of the most valuable companies globally.

About

Born August 19, 1967

Birthplace Hyderabad, India

Nationality American

Education Master of Business Administration

School University of Chicago Booth School of Business

Popular Quotes

"Be the curator of your life. Slowly cut things out until you're left only with what you love, with what's necessary, with what makes you excited for the day ahead."

Self-improvement Mindfulness Happiness Values

"Listening to the customers must become everyone's business."

Business strategy Customer service Customer satisfaction Customer focus

"The best ideas come from examining problems that are interesting to you."

Motivation Inspiration Creativity Innovation

"When you have clarity of values, you don’t have to have consistency in everything else."

Personal growth Self-awareness Authenticity Purpose

"Be passionate and bold. Always keep learning. You stop doing useful things if you don’t learn."

Motivation Inspiration Self-improvement Passion

"I fundamentally believe that if you are not learning new things, you stop doing great and useful things."

Motivation Personal growth Self-improvement Personal development

"Empowering every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more."

Motivation Success Empowerment Innovation

"It’s not about being relentlessly focused on the competitor. It is about being relentlessly focused on the customer."

Competition Business strategy Customer satisfaction Customer focus

"The number one goal is for each one of us to make sure that our customers are successful."

Customer service Customer satisfaction Customer focus Customer experience

"You renew yourself every day. Sometimes you're successful, sometimes you're not, but it's the average that counts."

Motivation Self-improvement Success Perseverance

"Every day you have to renew your commitment."

Motivation Inspiration Self-improvement Determination

"Ultimately, success can only come if you are able to find a way to really go deep and understand the needs that your customers are looking for."

Success Business strategy Customer satisfaction Customer focus

"When you have a diverse set of people with different work styles, ages, and perspectives, you get the best solutions."

Innovation Teamwork Collaboration Problem-solving

"I think playing cricket taught me more about working in teams and leadership that has stayed with me throughout my career."

Personal development Leadership Life lessons Teamwork

"Longevity in this business is about being able to reinvent yourself or invent the future."

Success Growth Innovation Transformation