# Microsoft CEO

entity: /record/microsoft.md  
predicate: ceo  
page: /record/microsoft/ceo  
as_of: 2026-10-31  

As of October 31, 2026, Microsoft's CEO on the AsOf record is Satya Nadella, dated February 4, 2014, from 3 primary sources (blogs.microsoft.com, sec.gov and news.microsoft.com) and one further source (techcrunch.com). The record holds 3 claims on Microsoft's CEO, 1 still open and 2 superseded, each dated and sourced; a replaced value is closed with an end date, never deleted.

## Current CEO

What the record asserts on 2026-10-31.

- [Microsoft](/record/microsoft.md) | ceo | Satya Nadella | valid 2014-02-04 to present | conf 0.95 | valid | [clm_EE57AE4A9DBD](/claim/clm_EE57AE4A9DBD.md)
  sources: https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2025/07/24/recommitting-to-our-why-what-and-how/, https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789019/000119312519268531/d791036ddef14a.htm#toc791036_24, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2283, https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/10/microsofts-satya-nadella-says-ai-models-need-an-emergency-brake/, https://news.microsoft.com/facts-about-microsoft/, https://news.microsoft.com/2014/02/04/microsoft-board-names-satya-nadella-as-ceo/

## Every dated value

One claim per line, oldest first. Superseded claims stay visible.

- [Microsoft](/record/microsoft.md) | ceo | [Bill Gates](/record/bill-gates.md) | valid 1981-01-01 to 2000-01-13 | conf 0.95 | superseded | superseded_by [clm_C53B79FFA6E5](/claim/clm_C53B79FFA6E5.md) | [clm_8F7524DF670C](/claim/clm_8F7524DF670C.md)
  sources: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789019/000103221001501143/ddef14a.htm
- [Microsoft](/record/microsoft.md) | ceo | Steve Ballmer | valid 2000-01-13 to 2014-02-04 | conf 0.95 | superseded | superseded_by [clm_EE57AE4A9DBD](/claim/clm_EE57AE4A9DBD.md) | [clm_C53B79FFA6E5](/claim/clm_C53B79FFA6E5.md)
  sources: https://web.archive.org/web/20000302031917id_/http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2000/Jan00/final25ANV.htm
- [Microsoft](/record/microsoft.md) | ceo | Satya Nadella | valid 2014-02-04 to present | conf 0.95 | valid | [clm_EE57AE4A9DBD](/claim/clm_EE57AE4A9DBD.md)
  sources: https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2025/07/24/recommitting-to-our-why-what-and-how/, https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789019/000119312519268531/d791036ddef14a.htm#toc791036_24, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2283, https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/10/microsofts-satya-nadella-says-ai-models-need-an-emergency-brake/, https://news.microsoft.com/facts-about-microsoft/, https://news.microsoft.com/2014/02/04/microsoft-board-names-satya-nadella-as-ceo/

## What replaced what

- Bill Gates (1981-01-01 to 2000-01-13, [clm_8F7524DF670C](/claim/clm_8F7524DF670C.md)) was replaced by Steve Ballmer from 2000-01-13 ([clm_C53B79FFA6E5](/claim/clm_C53B79FFA6E5.md))
- Steve Ballmer (2000-01-13 to 2014-02-04, [clm_C53B79FFA6E5](/claim/clm_C53B79FFA6E5.md)) was replaced by Satya Nadella from 2014-02-04 ([clm_EE57AE4A9DBD](/claim/clm_EE57AE4A9DBD.md))

## Questions this record answers

### What is Microsoft's current CEO?

Satya Nadella, dated February 4, 2014, from 3 primary sources (blogs.microsoft.com, sec.gov and news.microsoft.com) and one further source (techcrunch.com). The record asserts this claim as of October 31, 2026 (status valid, confidence 0.95).

### When did Microsoft's CEO last change?

The latest value on the record is Satya Nadella, dated February 4, 2014; before it the record holds Steve Ballmer, dated January 13, 2000 and closed on February 4, 2014.

### What was Microsoft's CEO before Satya Nadella?

Steve Ballmer, valid from January 13, 2000 to February 4, 2014 (status superseded), from a primary source (web.archive.org).


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- JSON: /v1/entities/microsoft/ceo (this fact) · /v1/entities/microsoft?predicates=ceo (with the entity's coverage; add as_of=YYYY-MM-DD for a date)
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- Entity twin: /record/microsoft.md · timeline: /timelines/microsoft.md

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