Redmond, Washington, United States, March 2025 – In a strategic move reflecting Microsoft’s continued transformation in the AI era, Kathleen Hogan has been appointed as Executive Vice President, Office of Strategy and Transformation. In this newly created role, Hogan will report directly to Satya Nadella, Chairman and CEO of Microsoft, and lead the company’s overarching corporate strategy and internal transformation efforts.
Hogan’s appointment marks a pivotal evolution in her more than 20-year journey at Microsoft, where she has served with distinction across several senior leadership roles. Most recently, she served as Chief People Officer, where she was instrumental in driving Microsoft’s cultural transformation, fostering a growth mindset, and establishing a talent-driven organization recognized globally for its people-first strategy.
Satya Nadella shared in his note to employees:
“It is hard to overstate the impact Kathleen has had on Microsoft as Chief People Officer. Over the past 10+ years, she has led our cultural transformation, as we embraced a growth mindset, positioning us to seize new opportunities with agility and attract and retain world-class talent. She is recognized externally as a consequential HR leader transforming culture and the world of work. Her more than 20-year tenure at Microsoft, including leading our global services business, paired with her prior experience as a McKinsey partner in Silicon Valley, and a development manager at Oracle, makes her uniquely suited to lead this work as we accelerate our pace of change across our people, processes, and portfolio.”
Her earlier contributions at Microsoft include leading the company’s global services business. Prior to joining Microsoft, Hogan worked as a Partner at McKinsey in Silicon Valley and served as a Development Manager at Oracle, equipping her with the cross-functional insight necessary to steer Microsoft’s transformation across people, processes, and product portfolios.
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