Amy Hood | |
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 Hood in 2021 | |
| Born | (1971-08-09)August 9, 1971 (age 54) |
| Education | Duke University (BA) Harvard University (MBA) |
| Title | Chief Financial Officer ofMicrosoft |
| Term | December, 2013- |
| Predecessor | Peter Klein |
Amy Hood (born August 9, 1971) is an American business executive and has been theexecutive vice president andchief financial officer ofMicrosoft since 2013. Hood is the first female chief financial officer in Microsoft's history.[1][2]
For the first 12 years of her life, Hood grew up inMorehead, Kentucky and then in Nashville, Tennessee.[3][4] Her father was a medical doctor, and her mother taught nursing. She has a sister who is apaediatrician. Hood was raised in the community of the church, it was the center of the value system, and she adopted the value that one did things for a bigger purpose, not always for oneself. She was on the math team in school.[5]
Hood holds a bachelor's degree in economics fromDuke University in 1994 and an MBA fromHarvard University.
Hood joined Microsoft in 2002, holding positions in the investor relations group. She also served as chief of staff in the Server and Tools Business[6], as well as running the strategy and business development team in the Business division. Previously, she worked atGoldman Sachs in various roles, including investment banking and capital markets groups.
On 8 May 2013, Microsoft announced Hood would be replacingPeter Klein as the company's chief financial officer, making her the first female to hold the role in the company's history.[7][8] She was characterized as operationally-focused and capable of managing costs.[6] In her role, she has overseen over 57 deals, including the $7.5 billion acquisition ofGitHub in 2018.[9] She was credited for shifting funding away from the company's legacy divisions such as Windows to its cloud computing division.[9] It was also reported that one of Hood's main responsibilities was to create positive organizational culture at Microsoft and is known for regularly speaking to new Microsoft employees.[10]
In 2019, Hood's compensation reached nearly $20.3 million, with $19.1 million as stock awards and incentives. She was the company's second-highest-paid executive for the year.[11] By 2025, her annual compensation was reportedly $25.79 million.[12]
In 2013, she was ranked 63 in theForbes list of The World's 100 Most Powerful Women,[13] and in 2021, she was ranked 28 on the list.[14]
In 2023, Amy ranked 23rd in Forbes list of "World's 100 most powerful women".[15] She was ranked 17th on Fortune's list of most powerful women in 2023.[16] In 2025, she was ranked 56th most powerful women by Fortune. In the same year, Hood was also cited as part of Barron's annual list of 100 Most Influential Women in US Finance.[17]
Hood is married to Max Kleinman, a former partner atAccenture. Hood and her husband are also minority owners ofMajor League Soccer'sSeattle Sounders FC.[18] She has two children.[19]
