CLAREMONT, Calif. -- Satya Nadella is only Microsoft's third chief executive ever, but he looks to be a significantly different leader for the software giant than founder Bill Gates or sales specialist Steve Ballmer.
A native of India, Nadella trained and worked as a computer science technologist and comes to Microsoft's top spot at a time of uncertainty in its mobile and tablet divisions. Even the company's landmark operating system business is stumbling.
