# Microsoft chair

entity: /record/microsoft.md  
predicate: chair  
page: /record/microsoft/chair  
as_of: 2026-11-01  

As of November 1, 2026, Microsoft's chair on the AsOf record is Satya Nadella, dated June 16, 2021, from a primary source (sec.gov) and one further source (vectorshift.ai). The record holds 3 claims on Microsoft's chair, 1 still open and 2 superseded, each dated and sourced; a replaced value is closed with an end date, never deleted.

## Current chair

What the record asserts on 2026-11-01.

- [Microsoft](/record/microsoft.md) | chair | Satya Nadella | valid 2021-06-16 to present | conf 0.95 | valid | [clm_2DF23E3BA528](/claim/clm_2DF23E3BA528.md)
  sources: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789019/000119312521192783/d176999d8k.htm, https://vectorshift.ai/research/companies/microsoft/people

## Every dated value

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 Superseded claims stay visible.

- [Microsoft](/record/microsoft.md) | chair | [Bill Gates](/record/bill-gates.md) | valid 1981-01-01 to 2014-02-04 | conf 0.95 | superseded | superseded_by [clm_81F0D830E827](/claim/clm_81F0D830E827.md) | [clm_3B9EF60CF7CE](/claim/clm_3B9EF60CF7CE.md)
  sources: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789019/000103221001501143/ddef14a.htm
- [Microsoft](/record/microsoft.md) | chair | John W. Thompson | valid 2014-02-04 to 2021-06-16 | conf 0.95 | superseded | superseded_by [clm_2DF23E3BA528](/claim/clm_2DF23E3BA528.md) | [clm_81F0D830E827](/claim/clm_81F0D830E827.md)
  sources: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789019/000119312514035080/d669538dex991.htm
- [Microsoft](/record/microsoft.md) | chair | Satya Nadella | valid 2021-06-16 to present | conf 0.95 | valid | [clm_2DF23E3BA528](/claim/clm_2DF23E3BA528.md)
  sources: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789019/000119312521192783/d176999d8k.htm, https://vectorshift.ai/research/companies/microsoft/people

## What replaced what

- Bill Gates (1981-01-01 to 2014-02-04, [clm_3B9EF60CF7CE](/claim/clm_3B9EF60CF7CE.md)) was replaced by John W. Thompson from 2014-02-04 ([clm_81F0D830E827](/claim/clm_81F0D830E827.md))
- John W. Thompson (2014-02-04 to 2021-06-16, [clm_81F0D830E827](/claim/clm_81F0D830E827.md)) was replaced by Satya Nadella from 2021-06-16 ([clm_2DF23E3BA528](/claim/clm_2DF23E3BA528.md))

## Questions this record answers

### What is Microsoft's current chair?

Satya Nadella, dated June 16, 2021, from a primary source (sec.gov) and one further source (vectorshift.ai). The record asserts this claim as of November 1, 2026 (status valid, confidence 0.95).

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

The latest value on the record is Satya Nadella, dated June 16, 2021; before it the record holds John W. Thompson, dated February 4, 2014 and closed on June 16, 2021.

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

John W. Thompson, valid from February 4, 2014 to June 16, 2021 (status superseded), from a primary source (sec.gov).


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- JSON: /v1/entities/microsoft/chair (this fact) · /v1/entities/microsoft?predicates=chair (with the entity's coverage; add as_of=YYYY-MM-DD for a date)
- MCP: timeline(entity: "microsoft", predicates: ["chair"]) for every dated value · fetch(id: "/record/microsoft/chair.md") for this page
- Entity twin: /record/microsoft.md · timeline: /timelines/microsoft.md

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