Company · Technology · Software · founded 1975
Microsoft
American multinational technology company headquartered in Redmond, Washington. It bought Yammer in 2012 and LinkedIn in 2016.
Of the 6 people here linked to Microsoft, 1 is a founder and 2 are still there. 3 of them also appear at Meta Platforms. These are people who succeeded, not the odds of succeeding.
Description and founding year: en.wikipedia.org. Each person's role links to its own source on their profile.
6 people at Microsoft
Executive Still there
Role
Chairman and CEO (CEO since 2014, chairman since 2021), 1992–now
Source
· high confidence. Joined in 1992; president of Server & Tools 2011-2014; CEO named February 2014, succeeding Steve Ballmer.
Technology 1 / 6
Satya Nadella
Chairman and CEO, Microsoft
civil-service professional · some · graduate degree
Board Still there
Role
Board member, 2017–now
Source
· high confidence. Joined March 14, 2017; the page lists him as a current board member.
Technology · Software · Venture Capital 2 / 0
Reid Hoffman
Co-founder of LinkedIn; early PayPal executive; Greylock Partners venture capitalist
professional-class · elite · graduate degree
Founder Past
Role
Co-founder; CEO 1975-2000; chairman 1981-2014; chief software architect 2000-2008, 1975–2020
Also at
Source
· high confidence. Stepped down as chairman in 2014 and resigned from the board in 2020.
Technology 1 / 0
Bill Gates
Co-founder, Microsoft
affluent · elite · some college
Board Past
Technology 2 / 1
Reed Hastings
Co-founder and former CEO, Netflix
elite · elite · graduate degree
Joined by acquisition Past
Role
Yammer founder, after Microsoft bought the company for $1.2 billion, 2012
Source
· medium confidence. The sources opened confirm the 2012 acquisition, not how long he stayed on.
Technology · Software · Venture Capital 2 / 1
David Sacks
PayPal COO; co-founder of Yammer; interim CEO of Zenefits; co-founder of Craft Ventures
professional-class · elite · graduate degree
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