Satya Nadella

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Satya Nadella is an Indian engineer who has joined the league of technological wizards like Steve Jobs and Bill Gates by the virtue of his great work and dedication. Nadella’s educational background undoubtedly played a great role in shaping his technical and leadership abilities. After pursuing a degree in ‘Electrical Engineering’ from the reputed ‘Manipal Institute of Technology’ located in India, this tech wizard relocated to the United States. Here, he studied at esteemed institutions like the ‘University of Wisconsin’ and the ‘Booth School of Business’. Nadella’s life changed completely after he joined the IT giant ‘Microsoft’. Slowly but steadily he grabbed bigger opportunities at the enterprise and went on to manage several divisions of the company. One of Satya’s path-breaking accomplishments within the firm was to pave the way for the cloud computing technology, which later went on to become a trendsetter. Nadella even became an important stakeholder in the firm and owned stocks worth millions of dollars and earned a handsome salary, much higher than many engineers of his kind. He became a household name in 2014 after being crowned the ‘CEO’ of ‘Microsoft’. The tech wizard soon became popular amongst sections of the media across the world and is often invited as a guest speaker to many events across the United States.


Top 10 Facts You Did Not Know About Satya Nadella

  • Satya Nadella is a huge cricket fan and derives inspiration from the sport.
  • He calls himself a lifelong learner and takes online classes in his spare time.
  • The Microsoft CEO loves reading poetry in his leisure time and compares poetry with coding.
  • As the CEO of Microsoft, he is one of the most powerful Indian-born tech executives in the world.
  • He didn’t have any experience of being the CEO before being selected to head Microsoft in this role.
  • He is a huge fan of Seahawks, a professional American football team based in Seattle.
  • When Nadella took on the role of CEO of Microsoft, Bill Gates re-joined the company to become his personal mentor.
  • He first met his wife when they were both students at Hyderabad Public School in the early 1980s.
  • He is a fitness enthusiast and is very passionate about running.
  • He has a sweet tooth and loves pastries.

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