SATYA NADELAA
OCCUPATION : CEO, Microsoft
ALMA MATER : Manipal Institute of Technology ( B.E),
University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee ( M.S),
University of Chicago Booth School of Business ( M.B.A)
BORN IN : Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh.
Net WORTH : 84 Million Dollar.
" One of the biggest success stories of an Indian in the technology space comes from Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, After working for two decades Nadella made history by being the first Indian to heard the world's biggest software company. The highest paid executive in the United States Nadella himself admitted that heading Microsoft was 'Beyond His Dreams' . After joining Microsoft in 1992, Nadella quickly become known within the company as a leader who could span a breadth of technologies and business to transform some of Microsoft's biggest product offerings. "
Unknown Facts :
1. Nadella is credited with transforming Windows Live Search engine into Bing. which now provides the International backbone to a wide range of Microsoft services, He is also credited with leading the team, which developed Office 365, SkyDrive, Xbos Live and other Microsoft cloud-centric applications.
2. Nadella is a firm believer is self- betterment and education. "Many who know me say i am also defined by my curiosity and thirst for learning. " he wrote in one mail to his empoloyee. " I buy more books than i can finish. I sign up more online courses than i can complete . I fundamentally believe that if you are not learning new things, you stop doing great and useful things. So family, curiosity and hunger for knowledge all define me. "
3. He is currently doing an online course in neuroscience.
4. When Nadella took on the role of CEO, Bill Gates rejoined the company to become his personal mentor.
5. Nadella has never taken on the role of CEO before leading one of the world's most successful companies is certainly a baptism of fire.
6. Nadella is a huge cricket fan and says it's inspired the way he does his business. " I think playing cricket for HPS (Hyderabad Public School) taught me more about working in teams and leadership that has stayed with me throughout my career." he said in one interview.
7. He is a Seahawks fan.
8. Nadella is a huge poetry fan and compares the literary art to coding. " You're trying to take something that can be described in many, many sentences and pages of prose, but you can convert it into a couple lines of poetry and you still get the essence, so it's that compression. The best code is poetry," he said.
9. He is a passionate runner.
10.Unlike many influential CEOs, Nadella is a very private man.
11. Satya Nadella has a sweet tooth and apparently passionate for pastries. He's remembered fondly by high school friends as one who took full advantage of tea time, and his former school always has a good spread ready for him when he visits.
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