Satya Nadella (Indian Businessman) Biography

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School	Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet
College/University	Manipal Institute of Technology, Karnataka University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee University of Chicago Booth School of Business Mangalore University
Degrees	Bachelor of Electrical Engineering from Manipal Institute of Technology Master's in Computer Science from University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee MBA from University of Chicago Booth School of Business

Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	1992

Wife/Spouse	Anupama Nadella
Children	Zain (Deceased) Divya Nadella Tara Nadella

Father	Bukkapuram Nadella Yugandhar (Deceased)
Mother	Prabhavati (Deceased)
Spouse	Anupama Nadella
Children	Zain, Divya Nadella, Tara Nadella

Highlights	Joined Microsoft as an engineer in 1992. Worked at Sun Microsystems before Microsoft. Advanced to senior vice-president of R&D in 2007. Became CEO of Microsoft in 2014, succeeding Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer. Acquired Mojang for $2.5 billion as his first acquisition as CEO. Noted for achievements in cloud computing, leading to significant revenue growth. Became CEO of Microsoft on 04/02/2014, the third CEO in the company's history after Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer. Became Chairman of Microsoft in 2021, succeeding John W. Thompson. Led transformation of Microsoft's business from client services to cloud infrastructure and services. Noted for achievements in cloud computing and Azure platform, leading to significant revenue growth. Microsoft stock prices tripled during his tenure as CEO.
Awards	2018 - Time 100 Honoree 2019 - Financial Times Person of the Year 2019 - Fortune Magazine Businessperson of the Year 2020 - Global Indian Business Icon 2022 - Padma Bhushan 2024 - Honorary Ph.D. from Georgia Institute of Technology

Highlights

Joined Microsoft as an engineer in 1992.
Worked at Sun Microsystems before Microsoft.
Advanced to senior vice-president of R&D in 2007.
Became CEO of Microsoft in 2014, succeeding Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer.
Acquired Mojang for $2.5 billion as his first acquisition as CEO.
Noted for achievements in cloud computing, leading to significant revenue growth.
Became CEO of Microsoft on 04/02/2014, the third CEO in the company's history after Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer.
Became Chairman of Microsoft in 2021, succeeding John W. Thompson.
Led transformation of Microsoft's business from client services to cloud infrastructure and services.
Noted for achievements in cloud computing and Azure platform, leading to significant revenue growth.
Microsoft stock prices tripled during his tenure as CEO.

Awards

1. Satya was born into a Telugu Hindu family.
2. His paternal grandfather migrated from Nadella village to Bukkapuram.
3. He was part of his school's cricket team in Hyderabad.
4. Moved to the U.S. for higher education in 1988.
5. His wife Anupama was his junior at Manipal Institute of Technology.
6. Became a board member of various notable organizations including Starbucks and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center.
7. Satya credits cricket for enhancing his leadership skills.
8. Returned to school in 1997 to pursue his MBA while working full-time at Microsoft.
9. Became Vice President of Microsoft bCentral by 1999.