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Former LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky to Exit Microsoft After 17 Years
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Storyboard•02-10-2026, 17:09
Former LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky to Exit Microsoft After 17 Years
- •Ryan Roslansky, former LinkedIn CEO, will depart Microsoft at the end of 2026 after 17 years with the company and six years leading LinkedIn.
- •Roslansky joined LinkedIn in 2009 as product chief, becoming CEO in 2020, and oversaw membership growth from 700 million to 1.3 billion.
- •His responsibilities expanded in 2025 to include Microsoft's Office productivity software and the Copilot AI platform, playing a key role in its development.
- •Roslansky's decision was influenced by his family's residence in the Bay Area, as leading the next phase of Microsoft's AI work would require full-time relocation to Redmond.
- •Dan Shapero became LinkedIn's CEO earlier this year, separating Roslansky's departure from LinkedIn itself from his overall exit from Microsoft.
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Ryan Roslansky will leave Microsoft at the end of 2026 after spending nearly twenty years with the professional networking platform.
Dan Shapero, who previously served as LinkedIn's chief operating officer, became the CEO of the professional social network.
Roslansky stated that leading the next phase of Microsoft's AI work would require him to be based full-time in Redmond, Washington, but his life and family remain in the Bay Area.
