Now a Indian boy set to become next Microsoft CEO

Indian boy set to become Microsoft CEO

Sofware giant Microsoft intend to change its CEO, 38-year old history after Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer, now a Indian Boy from Hyderabad, Satya Nadella.

Satya Nadella, 46-year old, did his schooling from Hyderabad Public School.His father is a retired IAS officer. He did his Engineering degree in Electonics and Communication from Manipal Institute of Technology then he move to US for Master of Science degree in Computer Science from University of Wisconsin. He is also an MBA form University of Chicago.

He worked for Sun Microsystems before joining Microsoft. He jooined Microsoft in 1992 and worked at several positions including senior VP of R&D for online services division and VP of Microsoft business division.

Under his services Microsoft cloud services revenue to $20.3 Billion from $16.6 Billion, he took over in 2011.

Microsoft is currently at a crucial point, as the company is moving away from its roots as a software-focused firm and moving towards hardware and internet-based services.

Experts say Nadella would certainly represent a conservative choice for Microsoft. But others say Nadella will not be the radical agent of change or the inspirational visionary that some investors and outsiders have been hoping for.