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INDIA IN NEW YORK FEBRUARY 14, 2014
On who he is?
I am 46. I’ve been married for 22 years
and we have 3 kids. And like anyone else, a
lot of what I do and how I think has been
shaped by my family and my overall life
experiences. Many who know me say I am
also defined by my curiosity and thirst for
learning. I buy more books than I can finish.
I sign up for more online courses than I can
complete. I fundamentally believe that if
you are not learning new things, you stop
doing great and useful things. So family,
curiosity and hunger for knowledge all
define me.
Why he chose Microsoft?
I am here for the same reason I think
most people join Microsoft — to change the
world through technology that empowers
people to do amazing things. I know it can
sound hyperbolic — and yet it’s true. We
have done it, we’re doing it today, and we
are the team that will do it again.
I had a choice about where to come to
work. I came here because I believed
Microsoft was the best company in the
world. I saw then how clearly we empower
people to do magical things with our creations and ultimately make the world a better place.
I knew there was no better company to
join if I wanted to make a difference. This is
the very same inspiration that continues to
drive me today.
His next mission
To paraphrase a quote from Oscar Wilde
— we need to believe in the impossible and
remove the improbable.
This starts with clarity of purpose and
sense of mission that will lead us to imagine
the impossible and deliver it.
We need to prioritize innovation that is
centered on our core value of empowering
users and organizations to ‘do more.’
We hav