Key Points
- After a very profitable decade on Microsoft’s board, Reid Hoffman is stepping down, the company announced Thursday. Hoffman joined the board after Microsoft bought his company LinkedIn for $26.2 billion in 2016. Hoffman was on Microsoft’s board when it investe... S1
- The LinkedIn co-founder was a key bridge to Microsoft’s relationship with OpenAI, but he also came with some baggage. S2
- Reid Hoffman, the LinkedIn co-founder and venture capitalist, will leave Microsoft Corp.’s board later this year, saying he wants to focus on his new artificial intelligence company. S3
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