# Satya Nadella > Alpha governed public record. Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero. ## Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Representation | alpha-profile-markdown-v4 | | Protocol | Alpha Governance Facts Protocol 0.1 | | Schema | alpha.governance.entity.public.v1 | | Record version | public-0:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | Governance record representation | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Canonical entity | alpha:person:satya-nadella | | Entity type | Person | | Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/people/satya-nadella | | Publication | PUBLISHED | | Verification | corroborated | | Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 | | Ownership | unclaimed | | Published claims | 19 | | Claims under review | 0 | | Evidence records | 10 | | Conflicts | 0 | | Conflicts in internal review | 1 | | Observed | 2026-10-16T04:56:44.498317+00:00 | | Last reviewed | 2026-04-29T13:40:15.384+00:00 | ## Identity - Legal name: Satya Nadella - Display name: Satya Nadella ## Alpha Governance Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 | | Record version | public-0:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | As of | 2026-10-16T04:56:44.819097+00:00 | | Completeness | 1 | | Record Quality | 0.917 | | Directors | 0 | | Committees | 0 | | Governance events | 3 | | Entity class | person | ## Section coverage | Section | State | | --- | --- | | identity | PUBLISHED | | corporate_structure | NOT_APPLICABLE | | board | NOT_APPLICABLE | | committees | NOT_APPLICABLE | | leadership | NOT_APPLICABLE | | ownership | NOT_APPLICABLE | | financials | NOT_APPLICABLE | | capital_structure | NOT_APPLICABLE | | compensation | NOT_APPLICABLE | | governance | NOT_APPLICABLE | | shareholder_governance | NOT_APPLICABLE | | audit | NOT_APPLICABLE | | legal | NOT_APPLICABLE | | risk | NOT_APPLICABLE | | cyber | PUBLISHED | | ai_governance | PUBLISHED | | agent_governance | NOT_APPLICABLE | | markets_external | NOT_APPLICABLE | | events | PUBLISHED | | relationships | PUBLISHED | | assessments | PUBLISHED | | evidence | PUBLISHED | ## Governance events - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Satya Nadella seat on Microsoft, effective 2021-06-16. Effective: 2021-06-16. Detected: 2026-04-29T13:40:15.384+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:75pit94fpicv - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Satya Nadella seat on Microsoft, effective 2014-02-04. Effective: 2014-02-04. Detected: 2026-04-29T13:40:15.384+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:qfra11uz6mgh - CEO_CHANGED: Satya Nadella executive of Microsoft, effective 2014-02-04. Effective: 2014-02-04. Detected: 2026-04-29T13:40:15.384+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:c9g1cg1tkd8nc ## Scoped resources - `alpha://person/satya-nadella` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/satya-nadella?format=record - `alpha://person/satya-nadella/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/satya-nadella?format=record§ion=identity - `alpha://person/satya-nadella/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/satya-nadella?format=record§ion=corporate-structure - `alpha://person/satya-nadella/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/satya-nadella?format=record§ion=board - `alpha://person/satya-nadella/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/satya-nadella?format=record§ion=committees - `alpha://person/satya-nadella/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/satya-nadella?format=record§ion=leadership - `alpha://person/satya-nadella/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/satya-nadella?format=record§ion=ownership - `alpha://person/satya-nadella/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/satya-nadella?format=record§ion=financials - `alpha://person/satya-nadella/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/satya-nadella?format=record§ion=capital-structure - `alpha://person/satya-nadella/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/satya-nadella?format=record§ion=compensation - `alpha://person/satya-nadella/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/satya-nadella?format=record§ion=governance - `alpha://person/satya-nadella/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/satya-nadella?format=record§ion=shareholder-governance - `alpha://person/satya-nadella/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/satya-nadella?format=record§ion=audit - `alpha://person/satya-nadella/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/satya-nadella?format=record§ion=legal - `alpha://person/satya-nadella/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/satya-nadella?format=record§ion=risk - `alpha://person/satya-nadella/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/satya-nadella?format=record§ion=cyber - `alpha://person/satya-nadella/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/satya-nadella?format=record§ion=ai-governance - `alpha://person/satya-nadella/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/satya-nadella?format=record§ion=agents - `alpha://person/satya-nadella/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/satya-nadella?format=record§ion=ecosystem - `alpha://person/satya-nadella/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/satya-nadella?format=record§ion=events - `alpha://person/satya-nadella/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/satya-nadella?format=record§ion=relationships - `alpha://person/satya-nadella/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/satya-nadella?format=record§ion=assessments - `alpha://person/satya-nadella/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/satya-nadella?format=record§ion=evidence ## Education, credentials, and certifications Published résumé entries retain their assertion state and do not change canonical Claims. - Bachelor’s degree, Electrical Engineering, Mangalore University. Year not disclosed. Assertion: Source reported. Source: Verified · Microsoft executive biography (https://news.microsoft.com/source/exec/satya-nadella/). - Master’s degree, Computer Science, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. Year not disclosed. Assertion: Source reported. Source: Verified · Microsoft executive biography (https://news.microsoft.com/source/exec/satya-nadella/). - Master of Business Administration, University of Chicago. Year not disclosed. Assertion: Source reported. Source: Verified · Microsoft executive biography (https://news.microsoft.com/source/exec/satya-nadella/). ## Role modules - Executive - Director ## Attention - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Committee data - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Leadership - PUBLISHED ## Roles - Chair at Microsoft. Claim: alpha:claim:person:satya-nadella:role:1. Valid from: 2021-06-16. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:79856afc100c749cc2b8f32fec2dee8b3cb565daf0adf5a86319fadb392a4d7e. - Director at Microsoft. Claim: alpha:claim:person:satya-nadella:role:2. Valid from: 2014-02-04. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:56c810e27e3e25ee0fc1610e2c53af2f815c2427467e7814a9959b3bd12b4726. - Chief Executive Officer at Microsoft. Claim: alpha:claim:person:satya-nadella:role:3. Valid from: 2014-02-04. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:56c810e27e3e25ee0fc1610e2c53af2f815c2427467e7814a9959b3bd12b4726. ## Governance - PUBLISHED ## Board committees - PUBLISHED ## AI and ML experience - AI and machine learning experience reported in filings. Claim: alpha:claim:person:satya-nadella:ai_ml_experience:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:8e142888b0dc5d37ba453f8cc774c4c398afae366561327dded4925be84482b9, alpha:projection-evidence:document:02dc59bcfec5fd2d77d058280677ae161cc85260dd4fa4d1ac7693ff98681c9c. ## AI expertise - AI expertise reported in filings. Claim: alpha:claim:person:satya-nadella:ai_expertise:2. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:1b08897a61e78fc3e3718b8c27f9281f0de3e48b1834f50890a87c81c8cdc46e. ## AI governance relevance - AI governance relevance reported from role and filings. Claim: alpha:claim:person:satya-nadella:ai_governance_relevance:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:1b08897a61e78fc3e3718b8c27f9281f0de3e48b1834f50890a87c81c8cdc46e. ## Board independence - Not independent (executive director). Claim: alpha:claim:person:satya-nadella:board_independence:4. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:e8afe4e91991f5ef9f383d181badffb88aa0879cd5ceba37fc3d551d57f21337. ## Board membership - Serves on the board of Microsoft. Claim: alpha:claim:person:satya-nadella:board_membership:5. Valid from: 2021-06-16. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:4b9061dcdd6ba91851a27e5fa28b93b5751be113489ef2daad886e22ba07b164, alpha:projection-evidence:document:e8afe4e91991f5ef9f383d181badffb88aa0879cd5ceba37fc3d551d57f21337, alpha:projection-evidence:745e3a98caee233395e29f08d8c6c0a0c8e793897f3c2b18db0a32af46cda600, alpha:projection-evidence:92899251e8a77c9ea6aa39ef4b3794aab7ea649bb057d4a898cd8f390780de53, alpha:projection-evidence:document:0f99952ffc3d6411ab0c72428df74e64b31e45c337b2d1d0098966990f7149f5. ## Board role - Board role: Chair. Claim: alpha:claim:person:satya-nadella:board_role:6. Valid from: 2021-06-16. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:4b9061dcdd6ba91851a27e5fa28b93b5751be113489ef2daad886e22ba07b164, alpha:projection-evidence:document:8e142888b0dc5d37ba453f8cc774c4c398afae366561327dded4925be84482b9. ## Committee assignments - No committee assignment disclosed in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:satya-nadella:committee_assignments:7. Valid from: 2025-10-21. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:8e142888b0dc5d37ba453f8cc774c4c398afae366561327dded4925be84482b9. ## Cybersecurity experience - Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:satya-nadella:cybersecurity_experience:8. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:02dc59bcfec5fd2d77d058280677ae161cc85260dd4fa4d1ac7693ff98681c9c. - Cybersecurity experience reported in filings. Claim: alpha:claim:person:satya-nadella:cybersecurity_experience:9. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:8e142888b0dc5d37ba453f8cc774c4c398afae366561327dded4925be84482b9. ## Executive company - Executive at Microsoft Corporation. Claim: alpha:claim:person:satya-nadella:executive_company:10. Valid from: 2025-07-30. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:8e142888b0dc5d37ba453f8cc774c4c398afae366561327dded4925be84482b9, alpha:projection-evidence:document:02dc59bcfec5fd2d77d058280677ae161cc85260dd4fa4d1ac7693ff98681c9c, alpha:projection-evidence:document:1b08897a61e78fc3e3718b8c27f9281f0de3e48b1834f50890a87c81c8cdc46e. ## Executive function - Enterprise Leadership (CEO). Claim: alpha:claim:person:satya-nadella:executive_function:11. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:1b08897a61e78fc3e3718b8c27f9281f0de3e48b1834f50890a87c81c8cdc46e. ## Executive title - Executive title: Chairman and CEO. Claim: alpha:claim:person:satya-nadella:executive_title:12. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:8e142888b0dc5d37ba453f8cc774c4c398afae366561327dded4925be84482b9. - Executive title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:person:satya-nadella:executive_title:13. Valid from: 2025-07-30. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:02dc59bcfec5fd2d77d058280677ae161cc85260dd4fa4d1ac7693ff98681c9c, alpha:projection-evidence:document:1b08897a61e78fc3e3718b8c27f9281f0de3e48b1834f50890a87c81c8cdc46e. - Executive title: Chief Executive Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:person:satya-nadella:executive_title:14. Valid from: 2014-02-04. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:0f99952ffc3d6411ab0c72428df74e64b31e45c337b2d1d0098966990f7149f5. ## Experience - Chief Executive Officer at Microsoft Corp (2014-02-04 · current). Claim: alpha:claim:person:satya-nadella:experience:15. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:92899251e8a77c9ea6aa39ef4b3794aab7ea649bb057d4a898cd8f390780de53. ## Technology background - Technology background reported in filings. Claim: alpha:claim:person:satya-nadella:technology_background:16. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:02dc59bcfec5fd2d77d058280677ae161cc85260dd4fa4d1ac7693ff98681c9c, alpha:projection-evidence:document:8e142888b0dc5d37ba453f8cc774c4c398afae366561327dded4925be84482b9. ## Coverage states | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Identity | PUBLISHED | | Business | NOT_APPLICABLE | | Leadership | PUBLISHED | | Board and committees | PUBLISHED | | Governance | PUBLISHED | | Financials | NOT_APPLICABLE | | Workforce | NOT_APPLICABLE | | Ownership | NOT_APPLICABLE | | Ratings | NOT_PUBLISHED | | Market and index context | NOT_APPLICABLE | ## Public sources - alpha:projection-evidence:document:8e142888b0dc5d37ba453f8cc774c4c398afae366561327dded4925be84482b9: [MSFT DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789019/000119312525245150/d908201ddef14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:e8afe4e91991f5ef9f383d181badffb88aa0879cd5ceba37fc3d551d57f21337: [Microsoft director board source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789019/000119312525245150/d908201ddef14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:02dc59bcfec5fd2d77d058280677ae161cc85260dd4fa4d1ac7693ff98681c9c: [MSFT 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789019/000095017025100235/msft-20250630.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:4b9061dcdd6ba91851a27e5fa28b93b5751be113489ef2daad886e22ba07b164: [Microsoft board of directors announces role changes and quarterly dividend](https://news.microsoft.com/source/2021/06/16/microsoft-board-of-directors-announces-role-changes-and-quarterly-dividend/). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:79856afc100c749cc2b8f32fec2dee8b3cb565daf0adf5a86319fadb392a4d7e: [company_page](https://news.microsoft.com/source/2021/06/16/microsoft-board-of-directors-announces-role-changes-and-quarterly-dividend/). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:0f99952ffc3d6411ab0c72428df74e64b31e45c337b2d1d0098966990f7149f5: [Microsoft Board names Satya Nadella as CEO](https://news.microsoft.com/source/2014/02/04/microsoft-board-names-satya-nadella-as-ceo/). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:56c810e27e3e25ee0fc1610e2c53af2f815c2427467e7814a9959b3bd12b4726: [company_page](https://news.microsoft.com/source/2014/02/04/microsoft-board-names-satya-nadella-as-ceo/). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:1b08897a61e78fc3e3718b8c27f9281f0de3e48b1834f50890a87c81c8cdc46e: MSFT executive roster source. - alpha:projection-evidence:745e3a98caee233395e29f08d8c6c0a0c8e793897f3c2b18db0a32af46cda600: [public_source](https://news.microsoft.com/source/2021/06/16/microsoft-board-of-directors-announces-role-changes-and-quarterly-dividend/). - alpha:projection-evidence:92899251e8a77c9ea6aa39ef4b3794aab7ea649bb057d4a898cd8f390780de53: [public_source](https://news.microsoft.com/source/2014/02/04/microsoft-board-names-satya-nadella-as-ceo/). ## Rights | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | public_retrieval | allowed | | agent_retrieval | allowed | | redistribution | not_granted | | model_training | not_granted | | commercial_use | not_specified | | relationship_pathfinding | not_granted | | direct_contact | not_granted | ## Limitations - Only permissioned public claims and evidence are included. - Absence of a claim is not evidence that the underlying fact is false. - Public retrieval does not grant model-training or redistribution rights. - Private relationships and Council activity are excluded. ## Alternate representations - [Canonical profile](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/satya-nadella) - [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/satya-nadella.md) - [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/satya-nadella?format=record) - [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/satya-nadella?format=jsonld) - MCP resource: `alpha://people/satya-nadella` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp ## Connected governance records Only explicitly published, rights-cleared records. Missing records do not establish absence, safety, or complete coverage.