Satya Nadella
| Satya Nadella | |
|---|---|
 Satya Nadella at LeWeb 2013. | |
| Native name | సత్య నాదెళ్ల |
| Born |
Nadella Satyanarayana Chowdary 1967 (age 46–47) Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Residence | Bellevue, Washington, US[1] |
| Citizenship | American[2] |
| Alma mater |
University of Chicago Booth School of Business (M.B.A.) University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (M.S., Computer Science) Manipal Institute of Technology (B.Eng) |
| Occupation | CEO of Microsoft and Cloud Computing head in Microsoft |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Home town | Bukka Puram,Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, India.[3] |
| Salary | $1.2 million[4] |
| Net worth | $45 million[5] |
| Predecessor | Steve Ballmer |
| Spouse(s) | Anupama Nadella |
| Children | 3 |
| Website | |
| Satya Nadella - Microsoft.com | |
Satya Narayana Nadella is the chief executive officer of Microsoft.[6][7] He was appointed CEO on 4 February 2014, succeeding Steve Ballmer. Previously, 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 services.[8]
Early life
Nadella was born in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India, in a Telugu family[3][9] to an IAS officer, B. N. Yugandhar, from a small village in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh.[3] who was a member of the Planning Commission during 2004–2009 under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.[10][11] Nadella attended the Hyderabad Public School in Begumpet[12] before attaining a bachelor of engineering in Electrical and Electronics degree from Manipal Institute of Technology, Mangalore University, Manipal, Karnataka.[13][14][15][16]
After moving to the US, Nadella earned an MS in Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee[17] and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.[18]
Nadella said he "always wanted to build things."[19] He knew that computer science was what he wanted to pursue.[20] But that emphasis was not available at university. "And so it [electronic engineering] was a great way for me to go discover what turned out to become a passion," he says.[1]
Career
Nadella worked with Sun Microsystems, as a member of its technology staff, prior to joining Microsoft in 1992.[21][22]
In Microsoft he led the major projects including the company's move to the cloud computing and the development of one of the largest cloud infrastructures in the world.[23]
Microsoft
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. The revenue from Cloud Services grew to $20.3 billion in June 2013 from $16.6 billion when he took over in 2011.[24]
Nadella's 2013 base salary is nearly $700,000, for a total compensation, with stock bonuses, of $7.6 million.[25] Satya Nadella played a major role in Microsoft's transition to cloud computing.[26]
Previous positions held by Nadella include:[27]
- President of the Server & Tools (9 February 2011 – February 2014)
- Senior Vice-President of Research and Development for the Online Services Division (March 2007 – February 2011)[28]
- 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[29]
On 4 February 2014, Nadella was announced as the new CEO of Microsoft,[6][7] the third chief executive in the company's history.[30][31][32][33]
Personal life
In 1992, Nadella married Anupama, daughter of his father's IAS batchmate, K.R. Venugopal.[34] They have three children, a son and two daughters, and live in Bellevue, Washington.[35][36][37]
Nadella is an avid reader of American and Indian poetry,[1] and is fond of the game of Cricket,[38] the sport was his passion growing up and he had played for his school's cricket team.[39] He mentioned learning leadership and teamwork from cricket.[40]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Satya Nadella – Microsoft's CEO". Microsoft. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- ↑ "Microsoft names India-born Satya Nadella as CEO, Bill Gates steps aside as Chairman".
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "dnaindia.com News".
- ↑ "Microsoft Corporation's new CEO Satya Nadella to get $1.2 mn salary, total package at $18 mn". The Financial Express. 12 June 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ↑ "Satya Nadella Net Worth". Celebrity Net Worth. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Ovide, Shira. "Microsoft Board Names Satya Nadella as CEO". The Wall Street Journal.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Microsoft Board names Satya Nadella as CEO". Microsoft.com. 23 August 2013.
- ↑ "Satya Nadella, President, Server & Tools Business". Microsoft. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
- ↑ "Nadella becomes Microsoft CEO—Success Stories".
- ↑ "Land alienation in Andhra worse than ever: B.N. Yugandhar". The Hindu.
- ↑ "BN Yugandhar profile". NIRD.
- ↑ Anisha Dhiman (29 July 2013). "'Never, ever stop learning': Satya Nadella". Decan Chronical.
- ↑ "MIT thrilled over Nadella being in race to head Microsoft". DNA India.
- ↑ "Manipal Institute of Technology hails Sathya Nadella's success". The Times of India. 28 August 2013.
- ↑ TNN (1 February 2014). "Satya Nadella: Hyderabad to Seattle via Manipal". The Times of India.
- ↑ "News". Microsoft.
- ↑ "UW-Milwaukee alum named Microsoft CEO | UWM News". .uwm.edu.
- ↑ "10 Things to Know About Satya Nadella, Microsoft's New CEO". Time. 4 February 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- ↑ "Meet Satya Nadella, the new Microsoft CEO | NDTV Gadgets". Gadgets.ndtv.com.
- ↑ 5 February – 5am James Henderson. "Techday – Nadella loves cricket, despite Black Caps hammering India…". Techday.com.
- ↑ "IAS officer's son tipped to become Microsoft CEO". The Times of India. 1 February 2014.
- ↑ TNN (31 January 2014). "Satya Nadella: 8 things you should know". The Times of India.
- ↑ Satya, Nadella (4 February 2014). "Satya Nadella CEO". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ↑ "Indo-American Satya Nadella in race to be Microsoft's new CEO". Biharprabha News. Indo-Asian News Service. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
- ↑ Kyle Nazario (27 January 2014). "Satya Nadella biography: Everything you need to know about Microsoft's new CEO". IT PRO.
- ↑ McCracken, Harry (15 December 2010). "Microsoft's New CEO Satya Nadella: 10 Things to Know". Time.
- ↑ Satya Nadella. "Satya Nadella: Executive Profile & Biography". Bloomberg BusinessWeek.
- ↑ "Equilar Atlas". Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- ↑ . Microsoft http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/exec/nadella. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ "Microsoft names Satya Nadella new CEO". CNET. 4 February 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- ↑ "Bill Gates quits as Microsoft chairman and Satya Nadella is named chief executive". The Daily Telegraph. 4 February 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- ↑ "Microsoft names Satya Nadella to replace Steve Ballmer". BBC News. 4 February 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- ↑ "Microsoft goes internal for its next CEO with Satya Nadella". Znet.com. 4 February 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- ↑ Nikhila Henry & Rohit P S, TNN. "Nadella's other passions: Cricket, running and pastries – Times Of India". The Times of India.
- ↑ Westmoreland, Timothy. "Satya Nadella biography, key facts, career and background –". Politico.com.
- ↑ "Satya Nadella's First Email To Employees As New Microsoft CEO: 'Who Am I?'". Business Insider. 4 February 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- ↑ "Satya Nadella likely to be next Microsoft CEO". wikinewslive.com. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ↑ Drusch, Andrea. "10 things to know: Satya Nadella". Politico. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- ↑ Drusch (2014)
- ↑ Satya, Nadella (4 February 2014). "Life about Nadella". Politico. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
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