internal
Satya Nadella
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Executive
11 yr
8 reports
Microsoft Corporation ·MSFT
Functional org with product EVPs, no standalone COO
Technology · Fortune #13 · Functional structure · 228K employees · Redmond, WA
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8
CEO span
near peer avg (9)
3.6
Avg span
moderate
3
Max depth
flat for 228K emp
8.4 yr
Avg tenure
stable vs FY2024
75%
Internal hires
↑ above industry avg
Consolidated financials FY2025 · period end 2025-06-30 · 10-K
Revenue
$281.7B
Operating income
$128.5B
Net income
$101.8B
Total assets
$619.0B
Shares out
7.43B
Sourced from Microsoft Corporation DEF 14A · filed 2025-10-21 ↗ View on SEC
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Functional org with product EVPs, no standalone COO. This page maps Microsoft’s CEO-centric structure, showing Cloud + AI, Commercial, Finance, Technology, and Legal leaders reporting directly to Satya Nadella, with analysis, leadership changes, and peer comparison.
What to model
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Start with the public baseline, then use the scenario views and source-backed changes to ask what happens when leadership, span, or team ownership shifts.
Latest signal John David Rainey joined as Director
Elected to Microsoft Board at Annual Meeting on 2025-12-05.
Source · See change logScenario views in the chart
- Add Chief AI Officer Create a Chief AI Officer role to coordinate AI strategy across Cloud, Product, and Commercial teams, potentially reducing CEO span.
- Move Commercial under President Shift Microsoft Commercial to report to the President to reduce CEO span and centralize go-to-market oversight.
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The people
Who's running this
8 executives identified as Named Executive Officers in the most recent SEC proxy. Bar length scales with tenure.
internal
Scott Guthrie
Executive Vice President, Cloud + AI
Engineering
9 yr
0 reports
internal
Amy E. Hood
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Finance
12 yr
1 reports
internal
Judson B. Althoff
Executive Vice President and CEO, Microsoft Commercial
Sales
9 yr
0 reports
Kevin Scott
Chief Technology Officer
Technology
8 yr
0 reports
internal
Bradford L. Smith
Vice Chair and President
Legal & Corporate Affairs
5 yr
0 reports
internal
Takeshi Numoto
Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer
Marketing
3 yr
0 reports
internal
Kathleen Hogan
Chief People Officer
Human Resources
10 yr
0 reports
The pay
Executive compensation
From the most recent DEF 14A Summary Compensation Table. 5 named executive officers disclosed. Bar length scales with total compensation.
Satya Nadella $96.5M
- Base salary
- $2.50M
- Stock awards
- $84.25M
- Non-equity incentive
- $9.55M
- Other
- $196K
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
- Source
- SEC DEF 14A ↗
Amy E. Hood $29.5M
- Base salary
- $1.00M
- Stock awards
- $25.04M
- Non-equity incentive
- $3.42M
- Other
- $23K
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
- Source
- SEC DEF 14A ↗
Judson B. Althoff $28.2M
- Base salary
- $993K
- Stock awards
- $23.71M
- Non-equity incentive
- $3.40M
- Other
- $99K
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
- Source
- SEC DEF 14A ↗
Takeshi Numoto $11.9M
- Base salary
- $800K
- Stock awards
- $9.01M
- Non-equity incentive
- $2.06M
- Other
- $15K
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
- Source
- SEC DEF 14A ↗
Bradford L. Smith $28.3M
- Base salary
- $1.00M
- Stock awards
- $23.73M
- Non-equity incentive
- $3.42M
- Other
- $112K
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
- Source
- SEC DEF 14A ↗
The skin in the game
Beneficial ownership
Insider stock holdings and the company's ownership requirements for executives and directors. Disclosed in the most recent DEF 14A.
Stock ownership requirements
5×CEO base salary
3×NEO base salary
5×Director cash retainer
Stock ownership guidelines require executives and directors to hold multiples of base pay or retainer.
The businesses
How Microsoft Corporation divides the work
3 divisions report into the group CEO. Tile size scales with estimated headcount.
Cloud + AI
70K employees
EVP Cloud + AI (Scott Guthrie)
Builds and operates Azure, data, and AI platforms powering Microsoft Cloud.
Microsoft Commercial
50K employees
CEO Microsoft Commercial (Judson Althoff)
Enterprise sales, partners, and commercial customer relationships worldwide.
Finance
8K employees
CFO (Amy Hood)
Financial planning, accounting, treasury, tax, and investor relations.
The thesis
Why this org is unusual
Microsoft’s most distinctive structural feature is the absence of a standalone COO despite its scale.
The CEO directly oversees a broad functional leadership bench spanning finance, commercial sales, cloud engineering, technology, marketing, legal, and people operations. Product and platform accountability sits with Executive Vice Presidents (not divisional presidents), reinforcing a functional model.
The Cloud + AI organization and the Commercial organization both report directly to the CEO, creating a tight coupling between platform development and go-to-market execution. This keeps Azure, AI, and enterprise sales closely aligned but increases CEO span. Legal, policy, and corporate affairs are consolidated under the President/Vice Chair, a long-standing Microsoft pattern.
- No COO
- Cloud + AI reports directly to CEO
- High internal promotion rate
The comparison
How Microsoft Corporation stacks up
Compared with peers, Microsoft’s functional structure is closer to Apple than to Alphabet or Amazon. Unlike Amazon’s divisional P&L leaders, Microsoft centralizes strategy and capital allocation at the CEO and EVP level. The lack of a COO contrasts with Amazon and Meta, increasing CEO span but preserving speed in …
Reporting depth
Current signals
What changed recently
Most notable change was the addition of Walmart CFO John David Rainey to Microsoft’s board in December 2025.
- new
- Date not confirmed departedCarlos A. Rodriguez Director
Did not stand for re-election; board service ended at 2025 Annual Meeting.
Source
Leadership Timeline
Year-over-year executive structure based on SEC proxy and annual filings.
FY2025
DEF 14A filed 2025-10-21
- CEO
- Satya Nadella
- CEO span
- 8
- C-suite
- 5
- Avg tenure
- 8.2 yr
Stable executive team with long-tenured CEO and CFO.
Named executive officers (5)
- Satya Nadella - Chairman and CEO since 2014
- Amy E. Hood - EVP and CFO since 2013
- Judson B. Althoff - EVP, Microsoft Commercial since 2016
- Takeshi Numoto - EVP and CMO since 2023
- Bradford L. Smith - Vice Chair and President since 2021
FY2024
DEF 14A filed 2024-10-20
- CEO
- Satya Nadella
- CEO span
- 8
- C-suite
- 5
- Avg tenure
- 7.9 yr
Commercial and cloud leadership remained unchanged.
Named executive officers (5)
- Satya Nadella - Chairman and CEO since 2014
- Amy E. Hood - EVP and CFO since 2013
- Judson B. Althoff - EVP, Microsoft Commercial since 2016
- Bradford L. Smith - Vice Chair and President since 2021
- Christopher D. Young - EVP, Business Development since 2020
FY2023
DEF 14A filed 2023-10-18
- CEO
- Satya Nadella
- CEO span
- 7
- C-suite
- 5
- Avg tenure
- 7.2 yr
Gradual evolution toward AI- and cloud-centric leadership.
Named executive officers (5)
- Satya Nadella - Chairman and CEO since 2014
- Amy E. Hood - EVP and CFO since 2013
- Judson B. Althoff - EVP, Microsoft Commercial since 2016
- Bradford L. Smith - President since 2021
- Jean-Philippe Courtois - EVP, National Transformation Partnerships since 2015
Year-over-year changes
CEO span increased as commercial and cloud responsibilities consolidated.
- CEO span: 7 → 8
- C-suite size: 5 → 5
- Avg tenure: 7.2 → 7.9 yr
- departed Jean-Philippe Courtois - EVP (was EVP, National Transformation Partnerships) (DEF 14A, 2024)
Marketing leadership elevated with formal CMO title.
- CEO span: 8 → 8
- C-suite size: 5 → 5
- Avg tenure: 7.9 → 8.2 yr
- retitled Takeshi Numoto - EVP and CMO (was Marketing Lead) (DEF 14A, 2025)
The board
Board of directors
3 directors. 2 of 3 independent (67%). Source: most recent DEF 14A.
Reid G. Hoffman
Independent
Partner, Greylock Partners
Also on: LinkedIn
Sandra E. Peterson
Lead Indep. Independent
Operating Partner, Clayton, Dubilier & Rice
Satya Nadella
Chair Inside
Chairman and CEO, Microsoft
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the CEO of Microsoft Corporation?
Satya Nadella has served as CEO since February 2014 and is also Chairman of the Board.
What type of organizational structure does Microsoft use?
Microsoft operates a predominantly functional structure with major product and platform groups led by Executive Vice Presidents.
How many direct reports does Microsoft’s CEO have?
The CEO has eight direct reports across finance, cloud, technology, sales, marketing, legal, and people operations.
How has Microsoft’s leadership changed recently?
In December 2025, John David Rainey joined the board, while Carlos Rodriguez stepped down at the annual meeting.
Does Microsoft have a COO?
No. Microsoft does not have a standalone Chief Operating Officer; operational leaders report directly to the CEO.
Sources
- 8-K Filing, Dec 2025
- 8-K Filing, Sep 2025
- SEC EDGAR: Microsoft Corporation DEF 14A Proxy Statement
- SEC EDGAR: Microsoft Corporation 10-K Annual Report
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