By Cris Tolomia
Publication Date: 2026-10-01 17:04:00
Ryan Roslansky, Microsoft’s executive vice president who previously served as LinkedIn’s chief executive, will leave the company at the end of 2026, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced Thursday in a memo to employees.
Roslansky, who joined LinkedIn in 2009 and became its CEO in 2020, cited his family’s ties to the San Francisco Bay Area as the reason for his decision. “I know what it would take for me to lead the next phase of this work well: being in Redmond full time, every day,” he wrote in a memo to staff. “But my life and my family’s life are here in the Bay Area.” He will remain through December as an advisor to Nadella.
His departure is the latest in a string of executive exits at Microsoft. According to CNBC, the departures follow those of gaming chief Phil Spencer and Office executive Rajesh Jha earlier this year, while security head Charlie Bell stepped back into an individual contributor role.
Nadella’s memo credited Roslansky’s…