Amy Hood

Amy Hood (born August 9, 1971) is an American business executive and has been the executive vice president and chief financial officer of Microsoft since 2013. Hood is the first female chief financial officer in Microsoft's history.

Early life and education For the first 12 years of her life, Hood grew up in Morehead, Kentucky and then in Nashville, Tennessee. Her father was a medical doctor, and her mother taught nursing. She has a sister who is a pediatrician. She was on the math team in school.

Hood holds a bachelor's degree in economics from Duke University in 1994 and an MBA from Harvard University.

Career Hood joined Microsoft in 2002, holding positions in the investor relations group. She also served as chief of staff in the Server and Tools Business, as well as running the strategy and business development team in the Business division. Previously, she worked at Goldman Sachs in various roles, including investment banking and capital markets groups.

On 8 May 2013, Microsoft announced Hood would be replacing Peter Klein as the company's chief financial officer, making her the first female to hold the role in the company's history. She was characterized as operationally-focused and capable of managing costs. She was credited for shifting funding away from the company's legacy divisions such as Windows to its cloud computing division.

In 2019, Hood's compensation reached nearly $20.3 million, with $19.1 million as stock awards and incentives. She was the company's second-highest-paid executive for the year. By 2025, her annual compensation was reportedly $25.79 million.

Honors and recognition In 2013, she was ranked 63 in the Forbes list of The World's 100 Most Powerful Women, and in 2021, she was ranked 28 on the list. She was ranked 17th on Fortune's list of most powerful women in 2023. In 2025, she was ranked 56th most powerful women by Fortune. In the same year, Hood was also cited as part of Barron's annual list of 100 Most Influential Women in US Finance.

Personal life Hood is married to Max Kleinman, a former partner at Accenture. Hood and her husband are also minority owners of Major League Soccer's Seattle Sounders FC.