Bill Gates said he always backed Satya Nadella to lead Microsoft, but the current CEO was "almost" passed over in the ...

Bill Gates revealed that Satya Nadella was nearly passed over for the Microsoft CEO role, despite strong support from Gates and Steve Ballmer ... Microsoft's vice chair and president, Gates ...

Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer, and Brad Smith supported Satya Nadella’s appointment as Microsoft CEO. Gates reflects on Nadella successfully navigating the role and his relief that Microsoft continued to ...