Published: June 5, 2026 โข 9:49 PM IST ยท Updated: June 6, 2026 โข 6:12 AM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
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Microsoft said Friday that LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman is leaving the software company's board of directors after almost a decade.
Hoffman, 58, informed the board of his decision not to run for reelection on Tuesday, Microsoft said in a filing.
He will remain a director until Microsoft's annual meeting, which will be held at the end of the year.
After starting LinkedIn in 2002 and turning it into the leading site for professionals to connect and for recruiters to find talent, Hoffman sold the company to Microsoft for $27 billion in 2016. He joined Microsoft's board early the next year.
Hoffman was also among the donors to OpenAI when it launched in 2015 as a nonprofit.