LIFETIME OF ACHIEVEMENT IN FINTECH
“ Microsoft had a solid quarter , highlighted by record bookings and quarterly cloud revenue of US $ 36.8bn ”
icrosoft CFO Amy Hood has long been visionary CEO Satya Nadella ’ s unperturbable partner .
Known for her level-headed approach , Amy has driven Microsoft ’ s growth as its CFO since 2013 .
Most recently , she has helped lead the world ’ s third largest company by market capitalisation – ranked at US $ 3.39tn – to unprecedented heights through its focus on cloud computing .
Responsible for leading the firm ’ s worldwide finance operation , she has worked over numerous deals over the years and currently steers the company ’ s spending on artificial intelligence ( AI ).
In doing so , Amy has kept Microsoft ’ s position as a leading player in digital and the broader tech markets , alongside competitors Apple and Google .
It wasn ’ t always that way .
According to Forbes , Microsoft saw its stock surge almost 300 % during the first five years of Amy ’ s tenure as CFO . Amy has proved that her assessment counts . She has shown a grounded approach and a willingness to challenge projects , when her colleagues – and even Satya himself – get carried away . But when she supports a project , Amy is not afraid to put a considerable amount of money behind it . For example , she was a cheerleader for Microsoft ’ s US $ 7.5bn acquisition of software platform GitHub in 2018 . It ’ s this conviction that helps make her a successful strategist in her own right , as well as an asset to the CEO .
FEELING UNQUALIFIED Born on 9 August 1971 , Amy was brought up in Kentucky and Nashville in a medical family . Her father was a doctor and her mother taught nursing .
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