LinkedIn CEO change: Daniel Shapero takes the helm as Microsoft broadens leadership team

LinkedIn CEO change: Daniel Shapero takes the helm as Microsoft broadens leadership team

By Todd Bishop
Publication Date: 2026-04-22 17:41:00

New LinkedIn CEO Daniel Shapero, left, and Ryan Roslansky, EVP of LinkedIn and Microsoft Office, at LinkedIn headquarters. (LinkedIn Photo)

LinkedIn has a new CEO for the first time in six years.

Daniel Shapero, the company’s chief operating officer since 2021, is stepping into the top job, reporting to Ryan Roslansky, who was elevated last year to executive vice president overseeing both LinkedIn and Microsoft Office.

The changes come as LinkedIn crosses $5 billion in quarterly revenue for the first time, putting it on an annual run rate of more than $20 billion. The business social network has been owned by Microsoft since its acquisition by the Seattle-area tech giant for $26.2 billion in 2016.

Roslansky announced the changes Wednesday (in a post on LinkedIn, of course) saying he also asked Mohak…