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>> Satya Nadella's base salary in 2013 was nearly USD 700,000, for a total compensation, with stock bonuses, of USD 7.6 million.

>> Service as CEO of Microsoft since 4th February 2014, Satya Nadella is the third chief executive in the company's history.

>> Satya Nadella has been credited for helping bring Microsoft's database, Windows Server and developer tools to its Azure cloud. The revenue from Cloud Services grew to USD 20.3 billion in June 2013 from USD 16.6 billion when he took over in 2011.

>> Before joining Microsoft in 1992, Satya Nadella worked with Sun Microsystems as a member of its technology staff.

>> Satya Nadella holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the Manipal Institute of Technology, an M.S. degree in computer science at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

>> Satya Nadella is married to Anupama, daughter of his father's Indian Administrative Service (IAS) batchmate, K.R. Venugopal. The couple have three children, a son and two daughters, and live in Bellevue, Washington.

>> Satya Nadella has revealed that his intention for studying eletrical engineering in his younger years stemmed from his interest in, "always wanted to build things".

>> Previous positions held by Satya Nadella in Microsoft include:
- President of the Server & Tools Division (9 February 2011 – February 2014)
- Senior Vice-President of Research and Development for the Online Services Division (March 2007 – February 2011)
- Vice-President of the Business Division
- Corporate Vice-President of Business Solutions and Search & Advertising Platform Group
- Executive Vice-President of Cloud and Enterprise group