LinkedIn’s Former CEO, Ryan Roslansky, Reportedly Now Heads Microsoft Teams

Just yesterday, Asha Sharma announced that Xbox will be bringing over new leaders, while also confirming that the company is winding down Copilot on mobile and axing Copilot on console. Now, a fresh report by The Verge claims that Microsoft is reshuffling its leadership once again, and it appears the company is now doubling down on how its core productivity and collaboration tools are structured. The latest changes come after a major transition at the top, with responsibilities being redistributed across key executives.

Microsoft reorganizes core productivity teams

The news comes from Tom Warren, who, in the report, notes that Ryan Roslansky, who took over as head of Office last year, is getting added responsibility. Per Warren’s sources, the Microsoft Teams organization will now report to Roslansky, who is set to lead a newly formed Work Experiences Group inside Microsoft.

The added responsibility comes as a result of Rajesh Jha’s retirement, who, in case you don’t know, was responsible for teams across Windows, Office, Copilot, and Microsoft 365. As part of the leadership change, Charles Lamanna is reportedly also taking on a bigger role. Per the report, he will now lead the Copilot, Agents, and Platform team, which includes Microsoft 365 and Dynamics 365 services, along with BizChat.

Teams like Microsoft 365 Core, OneDrive and SharePoint, and Data Platform and Growth are also moving under him. This also means veteran executives Jeff Teper and Kirk Koenigsbauer will now report to Lamanna. Teper will serve as executive vice president of apps and agents, while Koenigsbauer will take on the role of president of Data Platform and Growth. Notably, TechCrunch also reports that Ryan Roslansky has also stepped down as LinkedIn’s CEO today. The company’s COO, Dan Shapero, reportedly takes over the role of CEO immediately.

Pavan Davuluri continues to lead the Windows and Devices segment

Speaking of other changes, Pavan Davuluri will continue to lead the Windows and Devices segment, while the Intentional team, originally founded by Charles Simonyi, is moving under his leadership. At the same time, Perry Clarke is stepping into a new role as CTO of Application Systems. His focus will be on the overall architecture across Microsoft 365 and Copilot, and how these systems align with Azure cloud and underlying hardware.

In an internal memo seen by The Verge, Lamanna also acknowledged Clarke’s contribution, highlighting the foundation built by the Microsoft 365 Core team over the years. “The bar they’ve set for engineering rigor and customer obsession laid the foundation for the next generation of AI products and capabilities,” Lamanna added in the memo.