The rise of Satya Nadella, the CEO who totally turned Microsoft around in 5 years and made it more valuable than Apple (MSFT)

• Five years ago, Satya Nadella became CEO of Microsoft. 
• In that timeframe, Microsoft has been rejuvenated — it's enjoyed a stretch as the most valuable company in the world, beating Apple for the first time since 2010. 
• More than anything, Nadella has gotten a ton of credit for overcoming Microsoft's once-cutthroat corporate culture, and getting everybody on the same page. 
• Here's how Nadella went from a rank-and-file Microsoft engineer, all the way up to CEO.

When Satya Nadella first took the reins as Microsoft CEO on February 4th, 2014, the company was losing steam fast.

Microsoft Windows 8 had been a disaster. Microsoft employees were constantly battling behind the scenes for supremacy. And all the while, consumers and developers alike were losing the faith. 

Times change.

Back in December, Microsoft's market cap had exceeded that of Apple's — something that hasn't happened since President Obama was in office and the Zune was still a thing. It's an exclamation point on Nadella's five-year reign, in which he refocused the company and led it to new heights. 

Here's how Satya Nadella came to Microsoft and executed a startling turnaround that led it to be worth more than Apple, with details taken from his book "Hit Refresh" and elsewhere:

This article has been updated since its original publish date in 2016.

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Satya Narayana Nadella was born in Hyderabad, India, in 1967. His dad was a civil servant and his mother was a professor of the ancient language Sanskrit.

From a young age, Nadella wanted to be a professional cricket player, and played in school. But he realized that his athletic talent was outmatched by his passion for science and technology.

Nadella received his bachelor's degree in electrical engineer from the Manipal Institute of Technology in 1988. "I always knew I wanted to build things," Nadella once said.

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