Microsoft announced leadership changes across LinkedIn and Microsoft 365 on October 1. Ryan Roslansky, who has led LinkedIn since 2020, will leave Microsoft at the end of 2026. He will remain through the end of the year as an adviser to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and will support the leadership transition.
Roslansky played a key role in LinkedIn’s growth during his nearly 18 years at Microsoft. Under his leadership, the platform surpassed 1 billion members, while LinkedIn’s business nearly tripled, according to the company. In 2025, Roslansky also took on a broader role in shaping the future of Microsoft 365 and the development of a new work environment centered around Copilot.
Roslansky said his decision was driven by his desire to remain in California’s Bay Area with his family. Leading the next phase of Microsoft 365 would have required him to work full-time from Redmond. In his message to employees, he reflected on his 18 years at LinkedIn, the challenges of leading the company through the pandemic, and its efforts to adapt to the rise of artificial intelligence.
Other leadership changes will also take effect. Sumit Chauhan and Lan Ye will report to Charles Lamanna, while Jon Friedman will report to Jacob Andreou. Dan Shapero will continue as CEO of LinkedIn, while Mohak Shroff will remain in his current role; both will report to Satya Nadella.
The changes come as Microsoft continues to bring its productivity software, LinkedIn and AI services closer together. Through Copilot, the company is positioning Microsoft 365 not simply as a collection of separate applications, but as a central layer for modern work. Against this backdrop, one of the key challenges for the new leadership will be determining how LinkedIn’s professional network can evolve alongside Microsoft’s growing AI ecosystem.
