Asha Sharma
Asha Sharma is an American executive and the current CEO of Microsoft’s gaming division, Xbox.
She succeeded Phil Spencer in February 2026 and previously served as president of Microsoft‘s CoreAI product.
After graduating from university, Sharma joined Microsoft’s marketing department in 2011.
She left the company in 2013 to join a home services startup, then joined Facebook as VP Product & Engineering for its Messenger and Instagram Direct products. She rejoined Microsoft in 2024.
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Tickets are on sale now for VGC Live in Glasgow
VGC takes to the stage for the first time ever at one of Glasgow's most historic venues
Gears of War: E-Day may no longer be coming to PS5, it’s claimed
Plans have reportedly been made to stop bringing the Xbox shooter to PlayStation
Asha Sharma says she wants Xbox to be ‘the number one gaming and entertainment company’ by 2030
The Xbox CEO says "we're not in a healthy spot" but will "reset the business" over the next 100 days
‘Our console players aren’t excited about that’: Xbox CEO Asha Sharma says it ditched Copilot because it didn’t solve a problem
AI tools like neural rendering are still "a great opportunity", she notes
Xbox CEO says platforms ‘must have exclusive content’ as she weighs exclusivity shift
Sharma says platforms like Xbox need “exclusive content and services”
Xbox CEO calls PS5 logo decision ‘a miss’ and promises to rethink Games Showcase policy
Asha Sharma suggests Xbox will review displaying PS5 logos in its Showcase after fans complained
Xbox CEO claims Game Pass price cuts are working: ‘A good first step’
Asha Sharma also attempted to explain the rebrand to all-caps 'XBOX'
Podcast: PlayStation needs a major State of Play performance
Plus: Bungie is winding down Destiny 2
After a fan poll, Microsoft’s new games boss is rebranding Xbox, to ‘XBOX’
Asha Sharma previously switched from 'Microsoft Gaming' in one of many changes
Asha Sharma’s Xbox overhaul continues, as revamped Series X|S bootup revealed
Microsoft will update Xbox consoles with a new bootup next week
Xbox has scrapped its Copilot AI companion on consoles, Asha Sharma says
The feature "doesn't align with where we're headed", the Xbox CEO says