Leadersby GlyphMicrosoft
Big tech · 11 leaders now · 2 founders · 4 before · 21 moves, 10 in, 11 out · last Jun 2026
Leadership now
Founders
| Person | Title | Since |
|---|---|---|
| Bill GatesCo-founder | Co-founder | 1975 |
| Paul AllenCo-founder | Co-founder | 1975 |
Before
| Person | Title | When | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amar SubramanyaCorporate Vice President, Microsoft AI | Corporate Vice President, Microsoft AI | Jul 2025 to Dec 2025 | CNBC |
| Sam AltmanChief Executive of New Advanced AI Research Team | Chief Executive of New Advanced AI Research Team | Nov 2023 to Nov 2023 | TechCrunch |
| Steve BallmerChief Executive Officer | Chief Executive Officer | Jan 2000 to Feb 2014 | Wikipedia: Steve Ballmer |
| Bill GatesChief Executive Officer | Chief Executive Officer | Apr 1975 to Jan 2000 | Wikidata |
Leadership moves
Reid Hoffman leaves 
MicrosoftBoard member · TechCrunchIrina Ghose leaves 
AnthropicManaging Director, Microsoft India, from Microsoft · TechCrunchAmar Subramanya leaves 
AppleCorporate Vice President of AI, from Microsoft · Apple NewsroomJudson Althoff promoted at MicrosoftCEO, Commercial Business · CNBCAmar Subramanya joins MicrosoftCorporate Vice President, Microsoft AI, from Google · CNBCJay Parikh joins MicrosoftHead of CoreAI, Platform and Tools, from Lacework · TechCrunchLuis Vargas leaves MicrosoftVice President of Artificial Intelligence · GeekWire
Sebastien Bubeck leaves 
OpenAIVice President of AI and Distinguished Scientist, from Microsoft · GeekWireMikhail Parakhin leaves 
ShopifyChief Technology Officer, from Microsoft · GeekWireSaurabh Tiwary leaves 
GoogleVice President and General Manager of Cloud AI, from Microsoft · GeekWireJason Taylor joins MicrosoftCorporate Vice President and Deputy CTO, AI Supercomputing, from Meta · GeekWireJordan Hoffmann joins MicrosoftHead of Microsoft AI London Hub, from Inflection AI · TechCrunch
Mustafa Suleyman joins MicrosoftEVP and CEO of Microsoft AI, from Inflection AI · TechCrunchKarén Simonyan joins MicrosoftChief Scientist, Microsoft AI, from Inflection AI · TechCrunch
Asha Sharma joins MicrosoftProduct lead, Microsoft AI platform, from Instacart · GeekWire
Sam Altman leaves OpenAICEO, from Microsoft · TechCrunchSam Altman joins MicrosoftChief Executive of New Advanced AI Research Team, from OpenAI · TechCrunchYusuf Mehdi promoted at MicrosoftChief Product Officer · SiliconANGLEPanos Panay leaves 
AmazonChief Product Officer, from Microsoft · SiliconANGLEJames Phillips leaves 
Google CloudCorporate Vice President and President, from Microsoft · GeekWireGraham Sheldon leaves 
UiPathCorporate Vice President of Product, Microsoft Teams, from Microsoft · GeekWire
ShopifyChief Technology Officer, from Microsoft · GeekWireSaurabh Tiwary leaves AmazonChief Product Officer, from Microsoft · SiliconANGLEJames Phillips leaves Microsoft across Glyph
| Site | What |
|---|---|
| Acquisitions | 18 acquisitions |
| Quarterly | Next earnings 2026-11-04 |
| Paydays | Paid biweekly |
| Changefeed | 88 releases, latest 2026-09-18 |
| TechConf | 21 conferences |