Ryan Roslansky to leave Microsoft; LinkedIn and M365 roles reshuffled
Microsoft says Ryan Roslansky will leave after nearly 18 years; Dan Shapero stays LinkedIn CEO and several product leaders shift reporting lines.
The story in focus
Ryan Roslansky is leaving Microsoft after nearly 18 years and will stay through the end of 2026 as an adviser. Dan Shapero remains LinkedIn CEO and Mohak Shroff keeps his role, both reporting to Satya Nadella; Sumit Chauhan, Lan Ye, Jon Friedman and Charles Lamanna take new reporting lines.
- Roslansky will remain as an adviser through the end of the calendar year and support the transition.
- Dan Shapero continues as LinkedIn CEO and Mohak Shroff continues in his role, both reporting to Nadella.
- Sumit Chauhan and Lan Ye will report to Charles Lamanna; Jon Friedman will report to Jacob Andreou.
What changes
Microsoft announced that Ryan Roslansky, executive vice president of LinkedIn and Microsoft 365, has decided to leave the company. He has spent nearly 18 years at LinkedIn and Microsoft and will remain through the end of the calendar year as an adviser to CEO Satya Nadella while supporting the transition.
The changes are effective as of the October 1 announcement. Sumit Chauhan and Lan Ye will report to Charles Lamanna. Jon Friedman will report to Jacob Andreou. Dan Shapero continues as LinkedIn CEO and Mohak Shroff continues in his role; both report to Nadella.
Why now
In his message, Nadella said the timing was a mutual decision reached while discussing the roadmap ahead, and credited Roslansky’s team with bringing together product, engineering and design foundations for the next phase of Copilot. He also cited last week’s launch as a milestone.
Roslansky said leading the next phase would require being in Redmond full time, while his life and family are in the Bay Area. He pointed to progress over the past year in aligning Copilot and Microsoft 365 as one ecosystem, and said the work now passes to leaders set up to take it further.
What remains
Microsoft said LinkedIn remains focused on creating economic opportunity for its 1.3 billion members. Roslansky said LinkedIn has passed a billion members and nearly tripled its business since he became CEO in 2020.
Will LinkedIn’s CEO change as part of the leadership update?
No. Dan Shapero continues as LinkedIn CEO and Mohak Shroff continues in his role, both reporting to Satya Nadella. Ryan Roslansky is leaving Microsoft but stays as an adviser through the end of 2026.
Sources & further reading
- Microsoft 365 and LinkedIn leadership update - The Official Microsoft Blog ↗blogs.microsoft.com
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