Microsoft Corp.’s AI-driven rally has pushed its stock to new highs and nudged Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella’s total windfall from the company past a gilded threshold: $1 billion.
Nadella’s boon includes all payouts he has collected from Microsoft that can be parsed from regulatory filings: equity grants, salary, bonuses and dividends. It’s underpinned by Microsoft shares returning more than 1,000% since his first day in the top job.
It’s not clear what Nadella has done with these proceeds, and Bloomberg’s calculation does not account for expenditures or private investments. Regulatory filings show that he’s gifted shares worth $20 million over the years, though there’s no disclosure of the beneficiaries.
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