Microsoft's Office and Teams chief Ryan Roslansky leaves after 18 years
tomwarren · x · 2026-10-02
Ryan Roslansky is leaving Microsoft after nearly 18 years spanning LinkedIn, Office, and Teams. His departure has triggered another leadership reshuffle, with Office and Teams moving under Charles Lamanna.
Notable context:
- He leaves a week after Microsoft launched its new Copilot, positioned as "the OS for work."
- About a month ago he called fully AI-generated documents "a doom loop," warning of "a very expensive way to avoid writing and reading in an ocean of sameness."
- Satya Nadella's internal memo credited his team with building the product, engineering, and design foundations for Microsoft's "next phase."
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