LinkedIn’s former chief Ryan Roslansky to leave Microsoft
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LinkedIn’s former chief Ryan Roslansky to leave Microsoft
Roslansky, who ran LinkedIn and then Microsoft Office, announces his departure from the company at the end of 2026.
October 1, 2026 - 4:55 pm
Ryan Roslansky, speaking at LinkedIn’s Talent Connect conference in Los Angeles in October 2022. Credit: Seaneric12 / CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
As reported by CNBC, Roslansky will step down from his role after a successful tenure marked by significant growth in LinkedIn membership and the integration of Office group under his leadership.
Chief executive Satya Nadella confirmed the exit in a memo to staff on Thursday. In his own memo, Roslansky explained his decision:
"I know what it would take for me to lead the next phase of this work well: being in Redmond full time, every day. But my life and my family’s life are here in the Bay Area."
From LinkedIn to Office:
- Roslansky joined LinkedIn in 2009 as head of product and became CEO in 2020.
- Microsoft acquired LinkedIn for $26.2 billion in 2016, and under his leadership membership grew from 700 million to 1.3 billion.
- In 2025, he took over the Office group, which includes popular applications like Word, Excel, and Outlook.
- Dan Shapero became LinkedIn’s CEO earlier this year and has since cut about 5% of staff.
Nadella credited Roslansky with developing the single Copilot app launched by Microsoft last week. LinkedIn’s revenue growth reached 11% in the year to June, according to CNBC.
A wave of departures:
Roslansky is the latest in a string of senior leaders to leave Microsoft this year. Others include gaming chief Phil Spencer and Rajesh Jha, who ran the experiences and devices group. Security chief Charlie Bell has stepped back from his role, and LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman plans to leave the company’s board, per CNBC.