Amy Hood made history as the first female Chief Financial Officer of Microsoft when she took over the role from Peter Klein on May 8, 2013. With a degree in economics from Duke University and an MBA from Harvard, Hood joined Microsoft in 2002 after a stint at Goldman Sachs, and she is credited with shifting the tech giant's investment focus from legacy products like Windows to its booming cloud computing division. Under her financial leadership, she has supervised over 57 major deals, including the massive $7.5 billion acquisition of GitHub in 2018, and she is also known for fostering a positive workplace culture by regularly speaking with new employees. Her success has been well-compensated, with her annual pay rising from nearly $20.3 million in 2019 to $25.79 million by 2025, consistently placing her among the company's top executives. Outside of work, Hood is a minority owner of the Seattle Sounders FC and has been repeatedly recognized on prestigious lists like Forbes' and Fortune's "Most Powerful Women," ranking 23rd on Forbes' 2023 list.