Amy Hood

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Microsoft

Last Reviewed: October 1, 2026

Executive Summary

Amy Hood has been Microsoft’s Chief Financial Officer since 2013 and a strategic partner to chief executive Satya Nadella through the company’s shift to cloud and AI. She leads the worldwide finance organisation, from accounting, planning and treasury to acquisitions, business development and ventures, and has been deeply involved in Microsoft’s acquisitions of Activision Blizzard, LinkedIn and GitHub. She closed fiscal 2026 with Microsoft Cloud revenue of $59.3 billion in the fourth quarter, up 27 percent. Microsoft ranked No. 11 on the 2026 Fortune 500.

Career Highlights

• Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Microsoft since 2013.
• Chief Financial Officer of the Microsoft Business Division, 2010 to 2013.
• Joined Microsoft in 2002.

Professional Journey

Hood earned a bachelor’s degree in economics at Duke University and an MBA at Harvard University. She joined Microsoft in 2002 and held finance roles in the Server and Tools Business and the corporate finance organisation.

From 2010 to 2013 she was Chief Financial Officer of the Microsoft Business Division. She was appointed Chief Financial Officer of Microsoft in May 2013 and Executive Vice President in July 2013.

As CFO she has been involved in the strategy and execution of Microsoft’s acquisitions of Activision Blizzard, LinkedIn and GitHub, and in the company’s growth through the cloud and AI eras.

Education

Duke University

Bachelor’s degree, Economics

Harvard University

MBA