By Lisa Stiffler
Publication Date: 2026-04-07 17:26:00
— Longtime Microsoft leader Eric Boyd announced today that he has joined Anthropic to lead its infrastructure team.
“I’ve been privileged to have a front row seat to the explosion of LLMs, and the team at Anthropic is truly special,” Boyd said on LinkedIn. “The combination of the absolute leading models with a culture that is committed to their mission is inspiring and I can’t wait to lean in to help.”
Boyd left Microsoft after nearly 17 years, GeekWire reported last week. He originally joined the Redmond, Wash., company as a manager leading BingAds development, then became president of the AI Platform in 2015. A few years later, CEO Satya Nadella tapped him to lead the Azure AI team.
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