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Michael Saylor Moves From MicroStrategy CEO to Executive Chairman

MicroStrategy split its chairman and chief executive roles on Aug. 2, 2022, naming Michael Saylor executive chairman and promoting President Phong Le to chief executive.

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Michael Saylor speaks with attendees at Bitcoin 2025 at The Venetian Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, on May 29, 2025
Michael Saylor speaks with attendees at Bitcoin 2025 at The Venetian Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, on May 29, 2025. Photo: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0

Michael Saylor stepped down as MicroStrategy Incorporated's chief executive officer on Aug. 2, 2022. He took the new title of executive chairman that same day, the company said in a press release. MicroStrategy also reported a $917.8 million bitcoin writedown that day, and President Phong Le became chief executive and joined the board.

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Ryan Elliott Dennis, "Michael Saylor Moves From MicroStrategy CEO to Executive Chairman," CryptoLately, Aug 2, 2022, https://cryptolately.com/articles/michael-saylor-steps-down-as-microstrategy-ceo

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