A leaked Microsoft organizational chart reveals the 16 top executives directly reporting to CEO Satya Nadella, highlighting a major restructuring aimed at accelerating the company’s push into artificial intelligence. The changes reflect a strategic shift to centralize AI leadership, strengthen core business units, and position Microsoft at the forefront of the generational AI transformation. At the top of the structure is Brad Smith, Microsoft’s vice chair and president, who leads Corporate, External, and Legal Affairs. Known as a key voice in tech policy, Smith plays a critical role in managing regulatory, geopolitical, and public relations challenges as Microsoft expands its global AI and cloud operations. Kevin Scott, Microsoft’s chief technology officer and executive vice president of AI and research, is a central figure in shaping the company’s long-term technology vision. He was instrumental in brokering Microsoft’s early investment in OpenAI and now oversees AI research, product development, and engineering strategy. Judson Althoff, recently promoted to CEO of the commercial business, now leads a unified organization combining sales, marketing, and operations for all commercial products. This move frees up engineering leaders and Nadella to focus on high-priority AI initiatives, including datacenter infrastructure, systems architecture, and product innovation. Carolina Dybeck Happe, the newly appointed chief operations officer, was brought in from GE to help drive the company’s AI transformation. She reports to both Nadella and Althoff, supporting the broader operational shift. Amy Hood, Microsoft’s long-time CFO, remains a key player in funding the company’s massive $34.9 billion in capital expenditures, primarily for AI infrastructure. She has emphasized the need for “intensity, clarity, and bold execution” in fiscal year 2026. Scott Guthrie, who leads the Cloud + AI group, continues to manage one of Microsoft’s most critical divisions, including Azure. He has recently been tasked with rethinking the economic model of AI, signaling a focus on monetization and efficiency. Amy Coleman, the new chief people officer, took over after a major workforce overhaul that included the termination of nearly 2,000 underperforming employees. She has introduced a new three-day in-office policy, citing internal data that shows in-person employees are “thriving.” Kathleen Hogan, who led human resources for over a decade, has transitioned to a new role as executive vice president of strategy and transformation, tasked with driving organizational change in the AI era. Rajesh Jha leads Experiences + Devices, overseeing key products like Windows, Office, and Teams, and has been central to the shift of these platforms into the AI era. Jay Parikh, who joined Microsoft in October 2024 from Meta, now leads CoreAI, a new unit focused on building AI agents capable of automating complex tasks. He is also working to revamp GitHub to better compete with AI coding tools. Charlie Bell, a former AWS co-founder, leads Microsoft’s $20 billion security initiative, making cybersecurity a top priority across the company. The recent security failures that allowed Chinese hackers to access customer data have intensified the focus on this area. Mustafa Suleyman, appointed as CEO of Microsoft AI, now leads consumer-facing AI products like Copilot and Bing. He has built a new superintelligence team and added nine key hires, many from Google and DeepMind. Jason Zander, who previously led Azure, now heads Microsoft Discovery, a new AI agent platform, and oversees strategic initiatives in quantum computing and space technology. Ryan Roslansky, CEO of LinkedIn, now also leads the Office suite and Microsoft 365 Copilot, reporting to Jha on these duties while remaining a direct report to Nadella as LinkedIn’s CEO. Phil Spencer, who runs Xbox, Game Studios, ZeniMax, and Activision Blizzard, remains one of Nadella’s closest allies and a direct report due to the strategic importance of gaming to Microsoft’s ecosystem. Together, these executives form the leadership core guiding Microsoft through its most ambitious technological transformation yet—driving AI innovation across cloud, productivity, security, gaming, and consumer products.