Earlier in 2026, Microsoft's gaming head Phil Spencer and Office leader Rajesh Jha left, security head Charlie Bell became an individual contributor, and developer tools executive Julia Liuson retired after 34 years, according to CNBC and Fortune coverage. LinkedIn named Dan Shapero CEO in April.
Fortune describes a wave of exits as CEO Satya Nadella reorients the company for the AI era. Turnover at that level creates both risk to execution and an opportunity to reset priorities around agents and Windows.
Source: Fortune