{"entity":"microsoft","id":"ent_microsoft","name":"Microsoft","predicate":"ceo","label":"CEO","page":"https://asof.is/record/microsoft/ceo","as_of":"2026-10-31","summary":"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 The record holds 3 claims on Microsoft's CEO, 1 still open and 2 superseded, each dated and sourced; a replaced value is closed with an end date, never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":["clm_EE57AE4A9DBD"],"claims":[{"id":"clm_8F7524DF670C","value":"Bill Gates","valid_from":"1981-01-01","valid_to":"2000-01-13","published":"2001-09-27","recorded":"2026-10-30","confidence":0.95,"status":"superseded","assertable":true,"superseded_by":"clm_C53B79FFA6E5","sources":[{"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789019/000103221001501143/ddef14a.htm","tier":"primary","publisher":"Microsoft (DEF 14A)","published_at":"2001-09-27T00:00:00+00:00"}],"evidence":{"by":"page-read","on":"2026-10-30","quote":"Mr. Gates served as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer from 1981 until January 2000 when he resigned as Chief Executive Officer and assumed the position of Chief Software Architect.","url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789019/000103221001501143/ddef14a.htm"}},{"id":"clm_C53B79FFA6E5","value":"Steve Ballmer","valid_from":"2000-01-13","valid_to":"2014-02-04","published":"2000-01-13","recorded":"2026-10-30","confidence":0.95,"status":"superseded","assertable":true,"superseded_by":"clm_EE57AE4A9DBD","sources":[{"url":"https://web.archive.org/web/20000302031917id_/http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2000/Jan00/final25ANV.htm","tier":"primary","publisher":"Microsoft PressPass (Wayback)","published_at":"2000-01-13T00:00:00+00:00"}],"evidence":{"by":"page-read","on":"2026-10-30","quote":"Microsoft announced that Steve Ballmer becomes president and CEO, and will take over management of the company.","url":"https://web.archive.org/web/20000302031917id_/http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2000/Jan00/final25ANV.htm"}},{"id":"clm_EE57AE4A9DBD","value":"Satya Nadella","valid_from":"2014-02-04","valid_to":null,"published":"2014-02-04","recorded":"2026-10-27","confidence":0.95,"status":"valid","assertable":true,"superseded_by":null,"sources":[{"url":"https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2025/07/24/recommitting-to-our-why-what-and-how/","tier":"primary","publisher":"Microsoft","published_at":"2025-07-24T00:00:00+00:00"},{"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789019/000119312519268531/d791036ddef14a.htm#toc791036_24","tier":"primary","publisher":null,"published_at":"2019-10-16T00:00:00+00:00"},{"url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2283","tier":"secondary","publisher":"Wikidata","published_at":null},{"url":"https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/10/microsofts-satya-nadella-says-ai-models-need-an-emergency-brake/","tier":"secondary","publisher":"techcrunch.com","published_at":null},{"url":"https://news.microsoft.com/facts-about-microsoft/","tier":"primary","publisher":"Microsoft (news.microsoft.com Facts About Microsoft)","published_at":"2014-10-23T00:00:00+00:00"},{"url":"https://news.microsoft.com/2014/02/04/microsoft-board-names-satya-nadella-as-ceo/","tier":"primary","publisher":"Microsoft (news.microsoft.com)","published_at":"2014-02-04T00:00:00+00:00"}],"evidence":{"by":"page-read","on":"2026-10-30","quote":"REDMOND, Wash. — Feb. 4, 2014 — Microsoft Corp. today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Satya Nadella as Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors effective immediately.","url":"https://news.microsoft.com/2014/02/04/microsoft-board-names-satya-nadella-as-ceo/"}}],"replaced":[{"claim":"clm_8F7524DF670C","value":"Bill Gates","valid_from":"1981-01-01","valid_to":"2000-01-13","replaced_by":"clm_C53B79FFA6E5","replaced_by_value":"Steve Ballmer","replaced_from":"2000-01-13"},{"claim":"clm_C53B79FFA6E5","value":"Steve Ballmer","valid_from":"2000-01-13","valid_to":"2014-02-04","replaced_by":"clm_EE57AE4A9DBD","replaced_by_value":"Satya Nadella","replaced_from":"2014-02-04"}],"faq":[{"question":"What is Microsoft's current CEO?","answer":"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)."},{"question":"When did Microsoft's CEO last change?","answer":"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."},{"question":"What was Microsoft's CEO before Satya Nadella?","answer":"Steve Ballmer, valid from January 13, 2000 to February 4, 2014 (status superseded), from a primary source (web.archive.org)."}],"legend":{"dates":"valid_from: when the claim took effect (a period figure: the day its period closed). published: the earliest day a source on the record published it (a filing's filing date, a post's date; null when no source carries one). recorded: the day AsOf first held it. A figure can take effect weeks before it is published.","why_not":{},"checked_by":{"page-read":"its source page states the value and the date"}}}