AN INDEPTH BIOGRAPHY OF SATYA NADELLA

 

Microsoft, is one of the company which is enlisted under the category of Top 100 Best Companies of the World.

Approximately, 2 million candidates apply for Microsoft every year, however only few of them are selected out of it. This is because, the acceptance rate of Microsoft is less than 2%.

This proves us that, Microsoft only hires those people who have a great command over their skills, as well as those who are curious to learn new things & are passionate to face challenges during their journey.

Likewise, today we will be poring into the biography of Satya Nadella, who joined Microsoft back in 1992 & gradually rose to the designation of CEO due to his competency, efficiency, determination & dedication.

EARLY LIFE & EDUCATION:

Satya Nadella was born on 19th August 1967 in Hyderabad, India. His father was an IAS (Indian Administrative Service) officer & mother was a Sanskrit Lecturer. He completed his initial education from Hyderabad Public School & then pursued Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering from Manipal Institute of Technology. After this, Satya did his Masters in Computer Sciences from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Additionally, he completed his MBA from University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

CAREER:

STEPPING IN:

Satya at first joined Sun Microsystems as a Member of its Technology.

JOINING MICROSOFT:

In 1992, Satya Nadella joined Microsoft & he majorly worked on the development of Cloud Computing as well as on one of the largest cloud infrastructures. He steadily rose from one designation to another, which include from Executive Vice President of Cloud & Enterprise Group to the Corporate Vice President of Business Solutions & Search & Advertising Platform Group. Moving further, Satya was designated to the post of Vice President of Business Division & in March 2007 he was posted as a Senior Vice President of Research & Development for Online Services Division. Proceeding further, Satya secured the position as President of Server & Tools Division in February 2011.

BEING CEO OF MICROSOFT:

Eventually, observing the dedication of Satya, on 4th February 2014, he was announced as the new CEO of Microsoft. During his tenure, Satya displayed some outstanding results, which are truly commendable. Likewise, regardless of industrial competition, he emphasized to work with companies, such as Apple, IBM, Dropbox & Salesforce. Moreover, he joined Linux foundation as a Platinum Member, as well as made some very beneficiary purchases, which include acquisition of LinkedIn Professional Network for $26.2 Billion, GitHub for $7.5 Billion, Mojang for $2.5 Billion, & Xamarin. Crossing the successful path further, Satya even promoted office culture embedded with learning & growth. As an outcome of Satya's decisive behavior & long-term planning, he was able to tripled the Microsoft Stock by September 2018 with an annual growth rate of 27%.

ENGAGEMENT WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS:

Besides serving as a CEO of Microsoft, Satya is engaged with other organizations too. He served The Business Council U.S for 2 years (2021-2023) as its Chairman. Furthermore, he is currently being associated with Starbucks as its Board of Directors. Moreover, he is also affiliated as Board of Trustees with University of Chicago as well as with Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.