Xbox COO Helen Chiang Exits After 3 Months [2026]

Xbox’s first chief operating officer is gone. PC Gamer reported that Helen Chiang, a 21-year Microsoft veteran who took the newly created Xbox COO job in July 2026, left the company on October 23, 2026. The exit lands barely three months after the role was announced as a centerpiece of CEO Asha Sharma’s “Resetting XBOX” plan.