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# Satya Nadella

Indian-born business executive

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Also known as: Satya Narayana Nadella

**Written by** Sherman Hollar

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![Satya Nadella](https://cdn.britannica.com/11/181311-050-A509D24F/Satya-Nadella-Microsoft.jpg?w=385)

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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella listens to an audience member question during the 2016 Microsoft Annual Shareholders Meeting at the Meydenbauer Center November 30, 2016, 2016 in Bellevue, Washington. The company posted $22.3 billion in profits for the 2016 fiscal year.

in full:Satya Narayana Nadella

born:August 19, 1967, [Hyderabad](https://www.britannica.com/place/Hyderabad-India), 

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