Ryan Roslansky is the new boss of Microsoft Office, adding to his existing role as the CEO of Microsoft LinkedIn.
His official title is Executive Vice President of Office, leading Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and the Microsoft 365 Copilot.
The new post is part of yet another internal reorganization of Microsoft. I wonder how many times the Office teams have been reshuffled into different divisions Microsoft?
Microsoft 365 / Office represents around 23% of Microsoft’s business and is the single biggest revenue stream for the company (just ahead of Azure cloud services). While there’s no doubt Mr Roslansky is very accomplished, it seems a little strange that Microsoft 365 / Office with Copilot is now an additional responsibility to his, formerly full-time, LinkedIn duties.
We asked Microsoft Copilot (where else?) for a short biography of Mr Roslansky and this is what the AI told us:
“ Ryan Roslansky (born December 4, 1977) is an American entrepreneur and the CEO of LinkedIn, a position he has held since June 2020. He joined LinkedIn in May 2009, initially hired by then-CEO Jeff Weiner, and has since played a pivotal role in shaping the platform’s growth and strategy.
Early Life and Education
Roslansky was born in South Lake Tahoe, California. He attended the University of California, Davis, but left during his sophomore year to pursue entrepreneurial ventures. He co-founded a company called Housing Media, which was later acquired by USHousing.com.
Career Highlights
- Yahoo!: Before LinkedIn, Roslansky worked at Yahoo! under Jeff Weiner.
- LinkedIn: At LinkedIn, he held leadership roles across the company, including Head of Product. He was instrumental in the $1.5 billion acquisition of Lynda.com in 2015, LinkedIn’s largest acquisition at the time.
- As CEO, he has overseen LinkedIn’s growth to over 1 billion members and helped double its revenue to over $17 billion annually
- He coined the term “The Great Reshuffle” to describe post-pandemic shifts in the labor market.
- In 2023, he launched “The Path”, a video series where he interviews business leaders about their career journeys
Other Roles and Interests
- Serves on the Board of Directors for Intuit and the Board of Trustees for the Paley Center for Media.
- Also holds a leadership role at Microsoft as Executive Vice President of Microsoft Office, contributing to the company’s AI strategy
Personal Life
Roslansky is married to a high school teacher and has three daughters “
