Executive Spotlight: Amy Hood, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Microsoft (2027)
Amy Hood is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Microsoft. That is her exact title on Microsoft's own executive page, which was checked on October 31, 2026. She joined the company in 2002, was named CFO on May 8, 2013, and leads Microsoft's worldwide finance organization.
She matters because Microsoft's finance chief shapes how one of the world's largest companies spends, reports and explains its results. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2026, Microsoft reported revenue of $331.8 billion, and for the quarter ended September 30, 2026 it reported $92.3 billion, both company-reported.
This page uses only public professional information from Microsoft press releases and pages, and a 3M SEC filing, read on October 31, 2026. The photo is from a 2019 event.
Current role and company
Hood is a member of Microsoft's senior leadership. Microsoft's own page says she leads the worldwide finance organization, which covers accounting and reporting, acquisitions, business development and ventures, financial planning and analysis, global real estate, internal audit, investor relations, tax planning and treasury.
- Title (Microsoft executive page)Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.
- Joined Microsoft2002; the 2013 announcement gives December 2002.
- CFO sinceMay 8, 2013, succeeding Peter Klein.
- Education (Microsoft bio)Bachelor's degree in economics from Duke University; MBA from Harvard University.
- Outside boardElected to the 3M board on August 13, 2017, per a 3M SEC filing.
Career path
- Before Microsoft: Goldman Sachs. Microsoft's May 2013 announcement says she worked at Goldman Sachs in investment banking and capital markets before joining Microsoft.
- December 2002: investor relations. The same release says she joined Microsoft in December 2002 in the investor relations group.
- Server and Tools, then Business Division. It lists her earlier work as chief of staff in the Server and Tools group and leading the strategy and business development team in the Microsoft Business Division.
- January 2010: Business Division CFO. She became CFO of the Business Division, described then as a $24.1 billion business, and helped lead the shift toward services including Office 365.
- May 8, 2013: Microsoft CFO. Steve Ballmer, then CEO, said she brought the right talents and experiences as Microsoft strengthened its focus on devices and services. Hood said she looked forward to working closely again with investors and shareholders.
- August 2017: 3M board. A 3M filing with the SEC says the board elected her on August 13, 2017, raised the board from 11 to 12 seats, named her to its Finance committee and found her independent under New York Stock Exchange standards.
What she is known for
Microsoft's executive page credits her with advancing the company's cloud growth and supporting it through technology shifts, including the AI era. It describes her as a strategic partner to CEO Satya Nadella.
- Acquisitions. The Microsoft page says she was deeply involved in the operations, strategy and execution of the Activision Blizzard, LinkedIn and GitHub acquisitions. The 2013 release says she was closely involved in the Skype and Yammer deals while running Business Division finance.
- The public voice of the numbers. Microsoft lists her as a speaker on its fiscal 2026 fourth-quarter call on July 29, 2026 and its fiscal 2027 first-quarter call on October 28, 2026.
- Reading results. On October 28, 2026 her release statement said Microsoft delivered a strong start to the fiscal year with Microsoft Cloud revenue of $63.9 billion, and that results exceeded expectations across revenue, operating income and earnings per share.
Leadership style
No interviews or talks in which Hood describes her own management philosophy were read for this page, so none is claimed. The public record used here is limited to Microsoft's description of her as a champion of company culture and her own words in the earnings-release statements and the 2013 announcement quoted above.
Key numbers about Microsoft (company-reported)
All figures are from Microsoft's earnings press releases. Microsoft's fiscal year ends June 30.
- Fiscal year 2026 revenue (ended June 30, 2026)$331.8 billion, up 18%.
- Fiscal year 2026 operating income$155.2 billion, up 21%.
- Fiscal year 2026 net income (GAAP)$133.7 billion, up 31%; diluted EPS $17.95.
- Q4 fiscal 2026 (quarter ended June 30, 2026)Revenue $90.0 billion, up 18%; Microsoft Cloud $59.3 billion, up 27%; Azure and other cloud services up 43%.
- Q1 fiscal 2027 (quarter ended September 30, 2026)Revenue $92.3 billion, up 19%; operating income $45.9 billion, up 21%; GAAP net income $36.6 billion, up 32%.
- Q1 fiscal 2027 cloudMicrosoft Cloud revenue $63.9 billion, up 30%; Azure growth 48%.
- Year-earlier quarter (Q1 fiscal 2026, ended September 30, 2025)Revenue $77.7 billion, up 18%; Microsoft Cloud $49.1 billion, up 26%.
What to watch next
Her next scheduled public moment is the next quarterly earnings call. Worth tracking: whether Azure keeps growing near the 48% Microsoft reported for the September 2026 quarter, how Microsoft describes its capital spending, and how the OpenAI effects it separates out of non-GAAP results develop.
Questions people ask
Who is Amy Hood?
She is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Microsoft. She joined the company in 2002 and has been CFO since May 8, 2013.
Is Amy Hood still Microsoft's CFO?
Yes. Microsoft's executive page listed her as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer when it was read on October 31, 2026, and it lists her on the October 28, 2026 earnings call.
What did Amy Hood do before becoming CFO?
Microsoft's 2013 announcement says she was CFO of the Business Division from January 2010, earlier led strategy and business development there, was chief of staff in Server and Tools, and started in investor relations in December 2002 after Goldman Sachs.
Where did Amy Hood go to school?
Microsoft's bio lists a bachelor's degree in economics from Duke University and an MBA from Harvard University.
Which acquisitions has she worked on?
Microsoft's page names Activision Blizzard, LinkedIn and GitHub. The 2013 release also names Skype and Yammer.
What revenue did Microsoft report for fiscal 2026?
Microsoft reported $331.8 billion of revenue for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2026, up 18%. That is a company-reported figure.
Sources
- Microsoft Source: Amy Hood · Current title, bio, education, scope
- Microsoft: names Amy Hood CFO (May 8, 2013) · Appointment, prior roles, quotes
- Microsoft Investor Relations: FY26 Q4 earnings release (July 29, 2026) · Fiscal 2026 and Q4 figures
- Microsoft Investor Relations: FY27 Q1 earnings release (October 28, 2026) · Q1 fiscal 2027 figures and Hood statement
- Microsoft Investor Relations: FY26 Q1 earnings release (October 29, 2025) · Year-earlier quarter
- 3M Form 8-K (August 2017) · Election to 3M board
- Wikimedia Commons: Amy Hood.jpg · Hero photo, public domain US federal government work (Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks, March 4, 2019), cropped
Facts were read from the linked pages on October 31, 2026, some through a fetch tool that returns summaries, so confirm details on the original page. Company figures are labelled company-reported. This page covers public professional information only.
Top photo: The White House (Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks, 2019) / Public domain via Wikimedia Commons