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[[File:Satya Nadella 2017-08.jpg|thumb|200px|Official photo of Satya Nadella from 2017]]
'''Satya Narayana Nadella''' (born August 19, 1967) is the current chief executive officer (CEO) and chairman of the board of [[Microsoft]].

==Early life and education==
Nadella was born on August 19,1967 in {{w|Hyderabad}}, {{w|India}} to a {{w|Telugu}}-speaking {{w|Hindu}} family. His father,Bukkapuram Nadella Yugandhar, was an Indian Administrative Service officer of the 1962 batch, while his mother, Prabhavati, was a Sanskrit lecturer. He attended the {{w|The Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet|Hyderabad Public School}} in {{w|Begumpet}} and received a BSEE from the {{w|Manipal Institute of Technology}}. In 1984, Nadella immigrated to the United States to earn a MS in computer science from the {{w|University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee}} in 1990, and a MBA from the {{w|University of Chicago}} in 1996.<ref>[https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/9HDVwSeDKkGw5dw3E916uM/When-diversity-is-seen-as-discrimination.html When diversity is seen as discrimination] by Aakar Patel, Mint. 2014-02-15.</ref><ref name="li-snadella">[https://www.linkedin.com/in/satya-nadella-3145136/ Satya Nadella], LinkedIn. Accessed 2021-07-11.</ref><ref name="ladders-snadella>[https://www.theladders.com/career-advice/microsoft-ceo-satya-nadella Life and career biography of Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella] by Jennifer Fabiano, The Ladders. 2019-09-06.</ref>

==Career==
Prior to working at Microsoft, Nadella was a member of the technology staff at {{w|Sun Microsystems}}.<ref name="ladders-snadella/>

===Microsoft===
Nadella joined Microsoft in 1992 and rose to become the executive vice president of the Cloud and Enterprise group, responsible for building and running the company's Computing Platforms, Developer Tools and Cloud Computing Services. Nadella was appointed as CEO on February 4, 2014, succeeding [[Steve Ballmer]].<ref name="microsoft-names-nadella-ceo">[https://news.microsoft.com/2014/02/04/microsoft-board-names-satya-nadella-as-ceo/ Microsoft Board names Satya Nadella as CEO], Microsoft. 2014-02-04.</ref> By 2020, Nadella became one of the largest individual shareholders of Microsoft.<ref>[https://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/122215/top-4-microsoft-shareholders.asp Top Microsoft Shareholders] by Nathan Reiff, Investopedia. 2020-12-22.</ref>

On June 16, 2021, the Microsoft board announced that they had unanimously voted to appoint Nadella as its chairman, succeeding [[John W. Thompson]], who remains on the board as lead independent director.<ref>[https://news.microsoft.com/2021/06/16/microsoft-board-of-directors-announces-role-changes-and-quarterly-dividend/ Microsoft board of directors announces role changes and quarterly dividend], Microsoft News Center. 2021-06-16.</ref> According to Thompson, Nadella “earned the right to be chairman of the board” after overseeing a 650% growth in market value of the company to over $2 trillion.<ref>[https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/07/microsoft-lead-director-ceo-satya-nadella-earned-right-to-be-chair.html?recirc=taboolainternal&recirc=taboolainternal Microsoft’s lead director says CEO Satya Nadella ‘earned the right’ to be chairman, too] by Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC. 2021-07-07.</ref> Nadella's success has been tied to his strategy of shifting Microsoft's business model from traditional desktop [[PC]] software to cloud computing.<ref>[https://www.theverge.com/2014/2/4/5377226/bill-gates-steps-down-microsoft-chairman-named-tech-advisor Bill Gates to 'substantially increase time' at Microsoft after stepping down as chairman] by Jacob Kastrenakes, ''The Verge''. 2014-02-04.</ref><ref>[https://news.microsoft.com/en-in/features/building-azure-as-the-worlds-computer-satya-nadella/ We’re building Azure as the world’s computer: Satya Nadella], Microsoft. 2020-02-24.</ref>

==Personal life==
In 1992, Satya Nadella married Anupama "Anu" Priyadarshini, who received a B.A. in architecture from {{w|Manipal Institute of Technology|Manipal}}, where he had also studied. They had three children: a son Zain, and daughters Tara and Divya.<ref>[https://www.shethepeople.tv/news/who-is-anupama-nadella-microsoft-ceo-satya-nadella-and-wife-lose-their-26-year-old-son/ Who Is Anupama Nadella ? Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella And Wife Lose Their 26-Year-Old Son] by Charvi Kathuria, SheThePeople. 2022-03-01.</ref><ref>[Zain Nadella, Divya Nadella, Tara Nadella: Meet Satya Nadella’s Children] by Mustapah M. Sana, AB-TC Media. 2022-03-01.</ref> Their eldest child Zain suffered {{w|perinatal asphyxia}} during birth on August 13, 1996 and became afflicted with {{w|cerebral palsy}}.<ref name="usatoday-zain-nadella">[https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2022/03/01/zain-nadella-son-microsoft-ceo-dies/6978789001/ Zain Nadella, son of Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, has died] by Brett Molia, ''USA Today''. 2022-03-01.</ref> This event transformed their family life and the Nadellas raised $15 million for research and development into precision medicine and neuroscience.<ref>[https://in.mashable.com/tech/28104/how-zain-nadellas-cerebral-palsy-transformed-satya-nadellas-life-and-impacted-microsoft How Zain Nadella’s Cerebral Palsy Transformed Satya Nadella’s Life And Impacted Microsoft] by James Pail. Mashable India. 2022-03-01.</ref> Zain passed away from complications on February 28, 2022 at the age of 25.<ref name="usatoday-zain-nadella"/><ref>[https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/microsoft-ceo-satya-nadellas-son-dead-26-company-says-rcna18320 Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella's son is dead at 26, company says] by Antonio Planas, NBC News. 2022-03-02.</ref>

==Gallery==
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Satya and Zain Nadella.jpg|Satya Nadella with young son Zain around the late 1990s.
Satya Nadella Microsoft 2005.jpg|Microsoft file photo of Satya Nadella in 2005.
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==Bibliography==
*Nadella, Shaw, Nichols. ''[https://books.google.com/books/about/Hit_Refresh.html?id=SeGMDAAAQBAJ Hit Refresh: The quest to rediscover Microsoft's soul and imagine a better future for everyone]''. HarperCollins (2017-09-26). ISBN 978-0-06-265251-5.

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://news.microsoft.com/exec/satya-nadella/ Satya Nadella] at Microsoft
*[https://twitter.com/satyanadella Satya Nadella] at Twitter
*{{w}} at Wikipedia

===Articles===
*[https://www.statista.com/chart/16903/microsoft-stock-price-under-satya-nadella/ Microsoft's Share Price Quadrupled Under Satya Nadella] by Felix Richter at Statista (2019-07-19)
*[https://techcrunch.com/2019/02/04/after-5-years-microsoft-ceo-satya-nadella-has-transformed-more-than-the-stock-price/ After 5 years, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has transformed more than the stock price] by Ron Miller at TechCrunch (2019-02-04)
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