Satya Nadella became CEO of Microsoft in 2014 and executed one of the most successful corporate transformations in history — shifting Microsoft from a stagnant Windows-centric company to a cloud-first, AI-first leader whose market cap grew from $300 billion to over $3 trillion under his leadership. Born in Hyderabad, India in 1967, Nadella joined Microsoft in 1992 and led the Azure cloud division before becoming CEO. His philosophy of "growth mindset" — borrowed from Carol Dweck — changed Microsoft's internal culture from an aggressive, combative organization to a collaborative one. His early investment in OpenAI, giving Microsoft a commanding position in the AI era, is the defining strategic bet of his tenure.
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