MS-CHEAL.US - Key Persons


Amy Hood - CFO, EVP

Job Titles:
  • Chief Financial Officer
  • Executive Vice President
  • Member of the Executive Officers Team
  • Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Microsoft
Amy Hood is the executive vice president and chief financial officer at Microsoft and is responsible for leading the company's worldwide finance organization, including accounting and reporting, acquisitions, business operations, global real estate, internal audit, investor relations, tax planning and treasury. Hood joined Microsoft in 2002 and became EVP and CFO in 2013. Through her tenure with the company, she has advanced global momentum in cloud and helped Microsoft and its customers drive growth through technological shifts, including this new era of AI. She is deeply involved in the company's operations, as well as the strategy development and overall execution of the company's successful acquisitions of Activision Blizzard, LinkedIn and GitHub. She has been a strategic partner to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, propelling long-term financial growth, championing culture and driving corporate initiatives that have bolstered the company's broader ecosystem. She has also served on the board of directors of 3M since 2017. Hood earned a bachelor's degree in economics from Duke University and a master's degree in business administration from Harvard University.

Brad Smith - President

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Officers Team
  • President
  • Vice Chair
  • Microsoft 's Vice Chair and President
As Microsoft's vice chair and president, Brad Smith is responsible for spearheading the company's work and representing it publicly on a wide variety of critical issues involving the intersection of technology and society, including artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, privacy, environmental sustainability, human rights, digital safety, immigration, philanthropy, and products and business for non-profit customers. He leads a team of roughly 2,000 business, legal and corporate affairs professionals located in 54 countries and operating in more than 120 nations. In Smith's bestselling book, coauthored with Microsoft's Carol Ann Browne, Tools and Weapons: The Promise and the Peril of the Digital Age, he urges the tech sector to assume more responsibility and calls for governments to move faster to address the challenges that new technologies are creating. In his podcast by the same name, Smith and his guests expand on the themes in the book, exploring potential solutions to the digital issues shaping the world today. The New York Times has called Smith "a de facto ambassador for the technology industry at large" and The Australian Financial Review has described him as "one of the technology industry's most respected figures." He has testified numerous times before the U.S. Congress and other governments on these key policy issues. Smith joined Microsoft in 1993, first spending three years in Paris leading the legal and corporate affairs team in Europe. In 2002, he was named Microsoft's general counsel and spent the following decade leading work to resolve the company's antitrust controversies with governments around the world and companies across the tech sector. Over the past decade, Smith has spearheaded the company's work to advance privacy protection for Microsoft customers and the rights of DREAMers and other immigrants, including bringing multiple lawsuits against the U.S. government on these issues. Prior to joining Microsoft, Smith was an associate and then partner at the law firm of Covington and Burling, where he is still remembered as the first attorney in the long history of the firm to insist (in 1986) on having a personal computer on his desk as a condition for accepting a job offer. In addition to his work at Microsoft, Smith is active in several civic organizations and in the broader technology industry. He has served on the Netflix board of directors since 2015 and chairs the board of directors of both Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) and the Washington State Opportunity Scholarship program. Smith grew up in Appleton, Wisconsin, where Green Bay was the big city next door. He attended Princeton University, where he met his wife, Kathy. He earned his J.D. from Columbia University Law School and studied international law and economics at the Graduate Institute in Geneva, Switzerland. He can be followed on X and LinkedIn. His podcast, Tools and Weapons with Brad Smith, is available on all podcast platforms.

Carlos Rodriguez

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
Carlos Rodriguez served as chief executive officer of Automatic Data Processing (ADP) Inc., a leading global technology company providing human capital management solutions. Rodriguez then transitioned to executive chair of ADP's board of directors and currently serves as a non-employee director. A recognized leader in the human capital management industry, Rodriguez served as ADP's sixth CEO since its 1949 founding from 2011 through 2022 and led the global tech company through significant shifts in the world of work including the impacts of digital transformation. Under his leadership, the company accelerated its transition from payroll processor to human capital management innovator, leveraging its vast workforce data and advanced technology to design a better workplace experience. Rodriguez holds an MBA and bachelor of arts degree from Harvard University. Rodriguez joined the Microsoft board as an independent director in November 2021.

Catherine MacGregor

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • Chief Executive Officer, Engie

Charles W. Scharf

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • CEO and President, Wells Fargo & Company

Christopher Young

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Officers Team
  • Executive Vice President, Business Development, Strategy and Ventures

Emma Walmsley

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • CEO, GSK

Hugh Johnston

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, the Walt Disney Company

John W. Stanton

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • Chairman, Trilogy Partnerships

Judson Althoff - Chief Commercial Officer, EVP

Job Titles:
  • Chief Commercial Officer
  • Executive Vice President
  • Member of the Executive Officers Team
  • Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer at Microsoft
  • President of Microsoft North America
Judson Althoff is executive vice president and chief commercial officer at Microsoft. He is responsible for the sales strategy, execution and revenue growth of the company's commercial business, which spans enterprise, public sector, small and medium businesses, services, developer and partner communities in more than 120 regional and national subsidiaries globally. Althoff is passionate about co-innovating with customers to democratize and scale digital experiences across their organization - from the boardroom to the factory floor - and in the marketplace. Under his leadership, Microsoft has posted uninterrupted commercial cloud revenue growth, powered by close partnerships with customers that are driving business outcomes through digital transformation. Althoff joined the company in March 2013 as president of Microsoft North America. Earlier in his career, he spent multiple years in senior sales roles at Oracle and EMC. Althoff is a graduate of the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) and serves on Ecolab Inc's board as an independent director and a member of the Audit and Finance Committee. Originally from Ohio, Althoff has four kids and resides in Seattle with his wife. He can be followed on LinkedIn and X (@judsonalthoff).

Kathleen Hogan - CHRO, EVP

Job Titles:
  • Chief Human Resources Officer
  • Executive Vice President
  • Member of the Executive Officers Team
As executive vice president and chief human resources officer, Kathleen Hogan empowers 220,000+ global employees to achieve Microsoft's mission. In her role, she focuses on making Microsoft an exceptional place for employees to work, and ensures that the company is creating a culture that attracts and inspires the world's most passionate talent. Hogan previously served as corporate vice president of Microsoft Services, a team dedicated to helping businesses and consumers maximize the value of their investment in Microsoft technologies. Prior to joining Microsoft in 2003, she was a partner at McKinsey & Co. and a development manager at Oracle Corp. In 2021, Hogan was named "HR Executive of the Year" by Human Resource Executive magazine for her leadership and people strategy throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. She sits on the board of the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) as well as the SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management) Executive Council. As a breast cancer survivor and former board member of the Puget Sound affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, she lends her personal and business perspective to that board of directors. Hogan is also involved in the Seattle community and is a board member of the Alaska Air Group. Hogan earned her bachelor's degree in applied mathematics and economics, magna cum laude, from Harvard University. In addition, she holds an M.B.A. from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.

Mark Mason

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • Chief Financial Officer, Citi

Penny Pritzker

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • Founder and Chairman, PSP Partners

Reid Hoffman

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • Partner, Greylock Partners

Sandra E. Peterson

Job Titles:
  • Lead Independent Director
  • Member of the Board
  • Operating Partner at Clayton
Sandra (Sandi) E. Peterson joined the Microsoft board in December 2015, and is the lead independent director. Peterson is an operating partner at Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, a private investment firm. She works closely with the firm's investment team and corporate leaders to source and evaluate transactions as well as support portfolio company management teams as they execute their value creation plans. Previously, Peterson served as group worldwide chairman for Johnson & Johnson, where her portfolio included medical devices, consumer, global operating infrastructure, technology, supply chain and key strategic initiatives. Peterson had an extensive global career in healthcare, life sciences, consumer goods and consulting. From 2005 through 2012 she was chairman and CEO of Bayer CropScience AG in Germany and CEO of Bayer Medical Devices. Prior to that she worked for Medco Health Solutions Inc., formerly Merck-Medco, from 1999 to 2004. Peterson holds a B.A. from Cornell University and an M.P.A. from Princeton University.

Satya Nadella - CEO, Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
  • Chief Executive Officer
  • Member of the Board
  • Member of the Executive Officers Team
  • Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft
Satya Nadella is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft. Before being named CEO in February 2014, Nadella held leadership roles in both enterprise and consumer businesses across the company. Joining Microsoft in 1992, he quickly became known as a leader who could span a breadth of technologies and businesses to transform some of Microsoft's biggest product offerings. Most recently, Nadella was executive vice president of Microsoft's Cloud and Enterprise group. In this role he led the transformation to the cloud infrastructure and services business, which outperformed the market and took share from competition. Previously, Nadella led R&D for the Online Services Division and was vice president of the Microsoft Business Division. Before joining Microsoft, Nadella was a member of the technology staff at Sun Microsystems. Originally from Hyderabad, India, Nadella lives in Bellevue, Washington. He earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Mangalore University, a master's degree in computer science from the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee and a master's degree in business administration from the University of Chicago. Nadella serves on the board of trustees to Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and his alma mater the University of Chicago, as well as the Starbucks board of directors. He is married and has three children.

Takeshi Numoto - CMO, EVP

Job Titles:
  • Chief Marketing Officer
  • Executive Vice President
  • Member of the Executive Officers Team

Teri List

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board