Books recommended by Satya Nadella

Satya Nadella is the CEO of Microsoft, a position he has held since 2014, when he succeeded Steve Ballmer. Under his leadership, the company underwent a profound cultural and strategic transformation, betting on cloud computing with Azure, artificial intelligence, and acquisitions such as LinkedIn and GitHub. Born in Hyderabad, India, Nadella is an engineer by training and one of the most influential executives in the global technology sector.

His reading recommendations reflect a broad vision that combines technology, philosophy, management, and the humanities. Nadella is known for valuing books that address empathy, purpose, and growth — central themes in his approach to leadership, laid out in his own book Hit Refresh (2017). His curation tends to go beyond the corporate universe, engaging with literature and cognitive science.