Ryan Roslansky — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Serves as Executive Vice President at Microsoft, responsible for LinkedIn and Microsoft Office as a member of Satya Nadella’s senior leadership team.
Co-founded Housing Media, a company that was acquired by USHousing.com in 1999.
As CEO of LinkedIn, he led the evolution of its products to a global ecosystem of over 756 million members and was instrumental in the $1.5 billion acquisition of Lynda.com in 2015.
Coined the term "The Great Reshuffle" in 2021 to describe talent shifts occurring through data on the LinkedIn platform.
Co-published the book "Open to Work: How to Get Ahead in the Age of AI" in 2026.
Launched "The Path" video series on LinkedIn in 2023, where he interviews business leaders about their career paths.
Serves on the board of trustees for the Paley Center for Media and was previously on the board of directors of Intuit.

Biography

Ryan Roslansky is an American entrepreneur and a key executive at Microsoft, where he holds the position of Executive Vice President. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing LinkedIn and Microsoft Office, serving as a member of Satya Nadella’s senior leadership team. Prior to this, Roslansky was the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of LinkedIn, a business-related social networking website.