LinkedIn Co-Founder Reid Hoffman to Step Down From Microsoft's Board
Hoffman will stay on until Microsoft’s 2026 annual meeting as he shifts focus to AI ventures and faces scrutiny over past associations.
- On Friday, LinkedIn Co-Founder Reid Hoffman announced he will step down from the Microsoft board of directors and will not seek reelection at the 2026 annual shareholder meeting.
- Hoffman informed Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella he must prioritize his AI-native biopharmaceutical startup, Manus, citing the need to focus on the company's recent progress in "founder mode."
- During his tenure, Hoffman guided Microsoft through its $26.2 billion LinkedIn acquisition and supported strategic investments including $1 billion into OpenAI and $650 million into Inflection AI.
- Recent reports indicate the Justice Department is investigating groups tied to Hoffman, while earlier this year documents revealed his past communication with financier Jeffrey Epstein, who died by suicide in prison.
- Manus focuses on AI-native drug discovery, having raised over $50 million last year, with Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee serving as CEO to steer the company through its recent seed rounds.
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LinkedIn cofounder Reid Hoffman to step down from Microsoft's board
Reid Hoffman, the cofounder of LinkedIn, will step down from Microsoft's board of directors. He will not stand for re-election at the 2026 annual shareholder meeting. Hoffman has been a board member since 2017. His departure is not due to any disagreements. He sold LinkedIn to Microsoft in 2016 for $26.2 billion. The platform now has over 1.3 billion members.
Reid Hoffman has been on Microsoft's board since 2017, shortly after the company completed the acquisition of LinkedIn
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June 5 : Reid Hoffman, billionaire co-founder of networking website LinkedIn, has decided not to stand for re-election to Microsoft's board of directors at its 2026 annual shareholder meeting, the software giant said in a filing on Friday. Hoffman, who has served on the board since 2017, will stay on till the
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