Microsoft’s 6 month long search ended as the Software major named Satya Nadella the new CEO. A favorite from the beginning of the search Nedella shine through the list of highly qualified business and marketing biggies to grab the opportunity. His engineering background and 22 year experience as the Microsoft employee came handy too.
Today we know Indian-American Satya Nadella as the new CEO of world’s largest IT company, but who was Satya before he became the famous name that he is today?
A Simple Boy from Hyderabad
The 46 years old Satya Nadella was born in the city of Hyderabad to an IAS officer in 1967. He completed his high school from the hometown and went to study Engineering in Electronics and Communication from the Manipal Institute of Technology.
Cricket and Poetry Lover at Heart:
Satya loves playing Cricket and asserts that the vary game has taught him a great deal about working as a team. Microsoft define Satya Nadella in its welcome massage with this words
He Also Enjoys watching Test Cricket “which is the longest form of any sport in the world” with games that can go for days and days. “I Love it” he says. “There’s so many subplots in it. It’s like reading a Russian novel.” Nadella loves reading both Indian and English poetry and calls poetry as one of his hobby.
The USA Call:
After finishing his engineering degree Nadella ventured into computer science by getting an MS from University of Wisconsin in United States.
Career and the Microsoft Connection:
He got the offer to join Microsoft when he was about to get a degree in business he took the job and continued his degree at the same time. Every week he would work in weekdays and then fly to Chicago and study for his Degree on weekends.
The juggling between work and study continued for 2 .5 years until he got his MBA Degree from University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
Big Roles at Microsoft:
Nadella has handled many big responsibilities in Microsoft before taking charge as CEO. The software giant’s cloud service business excelled when Nadella became the in charge of the project. He has also served as a VP of Microsoft’s Business Solutions and Search Advertising Group for years.
