Satya Nadella: Leading through the AI Revolution

About this episode

Brad Smith interviews Satya Nadella about his journey and Microsoft's role in the AI revolution.

I often sit down with Satya Nadella, my boss, and Microsoft’s third CEO—but rarely with microphones. In the final segment of our Microsoft CEO trilogy, we talk about his journey from his early days playing cricket to leading Microsoft, the link between poetry and programming, and how the company is leading the next wave of technological transformation—redefining how we build and interact with technology.

People in this episode

Host: Brad Smith

Guest: Satya Nadella

Topics covered

• AI
• leadership
• technology transformation
• programming
• poetry
• Microsoft

Keywords

• Satya Nadella
• Brad Smith
• Microsoft
• AI revolution
• technology
• leadership
• programming
• poetry

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Microsoft

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