Microsoft Executive Ryan Roslansky to Depart, Leading to Leadership Reorganization

Executive Departure and Reorganization

Ryan Roslansky, a Microsoft executive who previously led LinkedIn for six years and more recently oversaw Microsoft Office and Teams, is set to depart the company at the end of 2026. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced Roslansky's departure in an internal memo, stating that Roslansky "leaves the organization in a strong position."

Roslansky's exit will result in a leadership shuffle within Microsoft. The teams responsible for Office and Microsoft Teams will now report to Charles Lamanna, who is part of the Copilot, Agents, and Platform (CAP) organization.

Roslansky's Tenure and Recent Roles

Roslansky joined LinkedIn as product chief in 2009, before Microsoft acquired the company in 2016. He became CEO of LinkedIn in 2020, succeeding Jeff Weiner. During his leadership, LinkedIn's membership expanded from 700 million to 1.3 billion.

In 2025, Roslansky took on additional responsibilities within Microsoft's Office productivity software group. Earlier this year, he was named one of the leaders for Microsoft 365 applications, and more recently, he took control of Microsoft Teams.

Context of Departure

Roslansky's departure comes shortly after Microsoft announced its new Copilot, which the company describes as "the OS for work." His exit also follows comments he made about fully AI-generated documents, which he referred to as "a doom loop" for workers. In a LinkedIn post, Roslansky stated, "If we’re not careful, we’ll end up with a very expensive way to avoid writing and reading in an ocean of sameness, genericness."

His departure is part of a series of executive changes at Microsoft, which has seen other leaders like gaming head Phil Spencer and Office leader Rajesh Jha leave this year, and Charlie Bell, head of security, transition to an individual contributor role.