LinkedIn cofounder Reid Hoffman has joined Microsoft's board of directors, he announced in a blog post.
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LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman joins Microsoft's board of directors (MSFT)
Reid Hoffman has moved to Microsoft's board after conversations with LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, and Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates.
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Microsoft bought LinkedIn for $26.2 billion in June 2016.
In his blog entry, Hoffman says his focus on the Microsoft board will be continuing to guide the development of LinkedIn, but also that he will "
Hoffman co-founded LinkedIn in December 2002 and served as its first CEO until 2009, when he stepped back and took a role as executive chairman. Hoffman is currently a partner at famed Silicon Valley venture firm Greylock, and will stay on in that role.
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