Memo: Ryan Roslansky, previously LinkedIn CEO who became Office and Teams head in 2025, is leaving after ~18 years at Microsoft, triggering an exec reshuffle (Tom Warren/The Verge)

Ryan Roslansky is departing Microsoft and LinkedIn after a nearly two-decade tenure, leading to additional managerial shifts within Office and Teams. Roslansky, formerly LinkedIn's CEO, was elevated to oversee Office last year and subsequently assumed control of Microsoft Teams earlier this year, according to The Verge. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella commends Roslansky's departure, stating that his team has diligently contributed to integrating product, engineering, and design elements for the upcoming phase.

Roslansky is stepping down a week after Microsoft unveiled its new Copilot, positioning it as "the OS for work," and approximately a month after cautioning against the risks of AI-generated documents becoming a monotonous and ineffective solution. In his LinkedIn announcement, Roslansky cautioned that without caution, workers might find themselves in a "doom loop" of generating generic content.

Microsoft is now transferring the Office and Teams teams under Charles Lamanna's leadership as part of the Copilot, Agents, and Platform (CAP) organization. Additionally, Jon Friedman, Microsoft's chief design officer, will now report to Copilot chief Jacob Andreou. Dan Shapero, previously appointed as LinkedIn's CEO earlier this year, will retain his position and directly report to Nadella.