Satya Nadella

Satya Nadella

Nadella at LeWeb 2013.
Native name సత్య నాదెళ్ల (Telugu)
Born Satya Narayana Nadella
(1967-08-19) 19 August 1967[1]
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India (now Telangana, India) [2][3][4]
Citizenship United States[5]
Alma mater Manipal Institute of Technology
University of Wisconsin
University of Chicago
Occupation CEO of Microsoft Corporation (2014-present)
Employer Microsoft Corporation
Salary US$18.2 million (2014)[6]
Spouse(s) Anupama Priyadarshini (m. 1992)[7]
Website Satya Nadella - Microsoft.com

Satya Narayana Nadella (born August 19, 1967) is an Indian-born American business executive. He is the current chief executive officer (CEO) of Microsoft.[8][9] 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

Nadella was born into a Telugu-speaking family[10] in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India (now in the state of Telangana). His father, Bukkapuram Nadella Yugandher, was a civil servant of the Indian Administrative Service.[11][12] Nadella attended the Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet[13] before attaining a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering[14] from the Manipal Institute of Technology in 1988 (then affiliated with Mangalore University), Manipal, Karnataka.[15][16]

Nadella subsequently traveled to the U.S. to study for an M.S. degree in computer science at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee,[17] receiving his degree in 1990.[18] Later he received an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.[19][20]

Nadella said he "always wanted to build things".[21] He knew that computer science was what he wanted to pursue,[22] but that passion was at precocious stage while studying at Manipal University. "And so it [electrical engineering] was a great way for me to go discover what turned out to become a passion," he says.[23]

Career

Sun Microsystems

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

Microsoft

At Microsoft, Nadella has led major projects including the company's move to cloud computing and the development of one of the largest cloud infrastructures in the world.[24]

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.[19] The revenue from Cloud Services grew to $20.3 billion in June 2013 from $16.6 billion when he took over in 2011.[25]

Nadella's 2013 base salary was nearly $700,000, for a total compensation, with stock bonuses, of $7.6 million.[26]

Nadella with Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India.

Previous positions held by Nadella include:[27]

On 4 February 2014, Nadella was announced as the new CEO of Microsoft,[8][9] the third chief executive in the company's history.[29][30][31][32]

Personal life

In 1992, Nadella married Anupama, daughter of his father's Indian Administrative Service (IAS) batchmate, K.R. Venugopal.[33] The families had known each other for thirty years and the marriage was arranged by their parents. The couple have three children, a son and two daughters, and live in Bellevue, Washington.[4][34]

Nadella is an avid reader of American and Indian poetry. He also has an interest in cricket (his passion growing up), having played in his school team. He has mentioned having learned something about leadership and teamwork from cricket.[4][23]

References

  1. ↑ Satya Nadella. news.microsoft.com
  2. 1 2 "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. 1 2 3 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. ↑ http://www1.salary.com/Satya-Nadella-Salary-Bonus-Stock-Options-for-MICROSOFT-CORP.html
  7. ↑ Sengupta, Sudipta (February 7, 2014). "When former PM PV Narasimha Rao 'gatecrashed' Satya Nadella's wedding". The Times of India. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
  8. 1 2 Ovide, Shira (5 February 2014). "Microsoft Board Names Satya Nadella as CEO". The Wall Street Journal.
  9. 1 2 "Microsoft Board names Satya Nadella as CEO". Microsoft.com. 4 February 2014.
  10. ↑ "Nadella is still rooted to his village in AP". Sunday Guardian. 8 February 2014.
  11. ↑ ‘Studious, hardworking boy has achieved his goal,’ says Satya Nadella's dad. Daily News and Analysis. (5 February 2014). Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  12. ↑ Satya, Nadella (5 February 2014). "Well done Satya". Eenadu. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  13. ↑ Anisha Dhiman (29 July 2013). "'Never, ever stop learning': Satya Nadella". Decan Chronicle.
  14. ↑ Satya Nadella. news.microsoft.com
  15. 1 2 "Satya Nadella, President, Server & Tools Business". Microsoft. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  16. ↑ "MIT thrilled over Nadella being in race to head Microsoft". DNA India.
  17. ↑ "UWMilwaukee alum named Microsoft CEO | UWM News". uwm.edu. 4 February 2014.
  18. ↑ "Satya Nadella education".
  19. 1 2 McCracken, Harry (15 December 2010). "Microsoft's New CEO Satya Nadella: 10 Things to Know". Time.
  20. ↑ "Satya Nadella Net Worth". Celebrity Net Worth. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  21. ↑ "Meet Satya Nadella, the new Microsoft CEO | NDTV Gadgets". Gadgets.ndtv.com.
  22. ↑ Henderson, James (5 February 2014). "Techday – Nadella loves cricket, despite Black Caps hammering India…". Techday.com.
  23. 1 2 "Satya Nadella – Microsoft's CEO". Microsoft. Retrieved 2015-11-10. 'I think playing cricket taught me more about working in teams and leadership that has stayed with me throughout my career.'
  24. ↑ Satya, Nadella (4 February 2014). "Satya Nadella CEO". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  25. ↑ "Indo-American Satya Nadella in race to be Microsoft's new CEO". Biharprabha News. Indo-Asian News Service. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  26. ↑ Kyle Nazario (27 January 2014). "Satya Nadella biography: Everything you need to know about Microsoft's new CEO". IT PRO.
  27. ↑ "Satya Nadella: Executive Profile & Biography". Bloomberg BusinessWeek.
  28. ↑ "Equilar Atlas". Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  29. ↑ "Microsoft names Satya Nadella new CEO". CNET. 4 February 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  30. ↑ "Bill Gates quits as Microsoft chairman and Satya Nadella is named chief executive". The Daily Telegraph. 4 February 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  31. ↑ "Microsoft names Satya Nadella to replace Steve Ballmer". BBC News. 4 February 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  32. ↑ "Microsoft goes internal for its next CEO with Satya Nadella". Znet.com. 4 February 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  33. ↑ Nikhila Henry & Rohit P S, TNN. "Nadella's other passions: Cricket, running and pastries". The Times of India.
  34. ↑ "Satya Nadella's First Email To Employees As New Microsoft CEO: 'Who Am I? ?'". Business Insider. 4 February 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
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