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Carolina Dybeck Happe is the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Microsoft, a global leader in technology solutions and services. A member of Satya Nadella's senior leadership team, she brings a breadth of C-suite and board-level experience spanning five of the eleven S&P sectors, fostering cross-industry collaboration and creating the conditions for shared economic success from AI.
Who is the COO of Microsoft?
Carolina Dybeck Happe is a seasoned global executive with a distinguished track record of leading enterprise-wide transformation at speed and scale. As CFO at GE, she helped pay down over $100 billion in debt and engineered the successful separation of GE into three independent, publicly traded companies — GE Vernova, GE Healthcare and GE Aerospace — which are today combined worth more than five times GE's value before she joined. Having also served on the boards of E.ON, Schneider Electric and Ericsson, she brings deep expertise in bridging the cultural, financial and operational divides between technology, energy, industrials and telecommunications. At Microsoft, she is helping the company, its customers and its partners harness the transformative opportunities of AI through rigorous discipline in capital allocation and operational management.
Work History
- Microsoft: EVP & COO since August 2024
- Ericsson: Board Director from March 2022 to September 2024
- GE: SVP & CFO from March 2020 to July 2024
- EF Education First: Various financial roles in the US, Switzerland and Russia from January 1996 to December 1999
Education History
Carolina Dybeck Happe's educational background includes studies at IMD, one of the world's leading business schools, which has informed her approach to global leadership and enterprise transformation throughout her career.
When did Carolina Dybeck Happe join Microsoft?
Carolina Dybeck Happe assumed the role of EVP & COO at Microsoft in August 2024. Originally from Sweden, she has lived and worked across the U.K., Germany, Denmark, Switzerland, Russia and the U.S., and brings that global perspective to her work leading Microsoft's operations as part of Satya Nadella's senior leadership team.
