Board of Directors of Microsoft

E532210

corporate board governing body oversight body

The Board of Directors of Microsoft is the company’s highest governing body, responsible for overseeing management, setting strategic direction, and protecting shareholder interests.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Board of Directors of Microsoft canonical	2
Audit Committee of Microsoft Board of Directors	1
Microsoft Board of Directors	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5501404 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Board of Directors of Microsoft
Context triple: [Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft, reportsTo, Board of Directors of Microsoft]

A. board of directors of Hewlett-Packard
The board of directors of Hewlett-Packard is the governing body responsible for overseeing the company’s strategic direction, major corporate decisions, and executive leadership.
B. Board of Directors of Apple Inc.
The Board of Directors of Apple Inc. is the governing body responsible for overseeing the company’s strategic direction, corporate governance, and executive leadership.
C. Board of Directors of Comcast Corporation
The Board of Directors of Comcast Corporation is the governing body responsible for overseeing the company’s strategic direction, corporate governance, and major business decisions on behalf of its shareholders.
D. Board of Directors of Ford Motor Company
The Board of Directors of Ford Motor Company is the governing body responsible for overseeing the company’s strategic direction, corporate policies, and executive leadership for the global automaker.
E. Board of Directors
The Board of Directors is the main decision-making body of the African Development Bank, responsible for overseeing its operations, policies, and strategic direction.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Board of Directors of Microsoft
Target entity description: The Board of Directors of Microsoft is the company’s highest governing body, responsible for overseeing management, setting strategic direction, and protecting shareholder interests.

A. board of directors of Hewlett-Packard
The board of directors of Hewlett-Packard is the governing body responsible for overseeing the company’s strategic direction, major corporate decisions, and executive leadership.
B. Board of Directors of Apple Inc.
The Board of Directors of Apple Inc. is the governing body responsible for overseeing the company’s strategic direction, corporate governance, and executive leadership.
C. Board of Directors of Comcast Corporation
The Board of Directors of Comcast Corporation is the governing body responsible for overseeing the company’s strategic direction, corporate governance, and major business decisions on behalf of its shareholders.
D. Board of Directors of Ford Motor Company
The Board of Directors of Ford Motor Company is the governing body responsible for overseeing the company’s strategic direction, corporate policies, and executive leadership for the global automaker.
E. Board of Directors
The Board of Directors of the Asian Development Bank is the governing body responsible for overseeing the institution’s operations, policies, and strategic direction on behalf of its member countries.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	corporate board ⓘ governing body ⓘ oversight body ⓘ
appliesTo	executive management of Microsoft Corporation ⓘ shareholders of Microsoft Corporation ⓘ
follows	NASDAQ listing standards ⓘ U.S. securities laws ⓘ Washington State corporate law ⓘ corporate governance guidelines of Microsoft ⓘ
governs	Microsoft Corporation ⓘ linked to: Microsoft
hasAuthorityOver	Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft ⓘ executive officers of Microsoft ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	fiduciary duty to shareholders ⓘ majority independent directors ⓘ oversight of environmental social and governance issues ⓘ separation of oversight and management ⓘ
hasCommittee	Audit Committee of Microsoft Board of Directors ⓘ linked to: Board of Directors of Microsoft Compensation Committee of Microsoft Board of Directors ⓘ Governance and Nominating Committee of Microsoft Board of Directors ⓘ Regulatory and Public Policy Committee of Microsoft Board of Directors ⓘ
hasDocument	Microsoft Corporate Governance Guidelines ⓘ charters of Microsoft Board committees ⓘ
hasPower	appoint CEO of Microsoft ⓘ approve major corporate strategies ⓘ approve major investments ⓘ approve share repurchase programs ⓘ approve significant acquisitions ⓘ declare dividends ⓘ oversee financial reporting ⓘ oversee internal controls ⓘ oversee risk management frameworks ⓘ remove CEO of Microsoft ⓘ
hasRole	corporate governance ⓘ overseeing management of Microsoft Corporation ⓘ protecting shareholder interests of Microsoft Corporation ⓘ setting strategic direction for Microsoft Corporation ⓘ
industry	technology ⓘ
isPartOf	Microsoft Corporation ⓘ linked to: Microsoft
location	Redmond, Washington, United States ⓘ
meetsAtLeast	quarterly ⓘ
oversees	capital allocation of Microsoft ⓘ cybersecurity risk at Microsoft ⓘ ethics and compliance programs of Microsoft ⓘ financial performance of Microsoft ⓘ long-term strategy of Microsoft ⓘ succession planning for senior leadership ⓘ
parentOrganization	Microsoft Corporation ⓘ linked to: Microsoft
reportsTo	shareholders of Microsoft Corporation ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft → reportsTo → Board of Directors of Microsoft ⓘ

Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft → appointedBy → Board of Directors of Microsoft ⓘ

Board of Directors of Microsoft → hasCommittee → Audit Committee of Microsoft Board of Directors ⓘ

linked to: Board of Directors of Microsoft

Microsoft senior leadership team → meetsWith → Microsoft Board of Directors ⓘ