Microsoft AI Reorg: Nadella & Suleyman Announce Copilot & Superintelligence Focus

March 19, 2026 Rachel Kim – Technology Editor Technology

Microsoft is restructuring its artificial intelligence operations, unifying its consumer and commercial Copilot divisions and shifting the focus of AI chief Mustafa Suleyman to “superintelligence” efforts, according to internal memos shared with employees on Wednesday and reported by multiple outlets.

The changes, announced by CEO Satya Nadella, aim to streamline the development of Copilot, Microsoft’s AI assistant, and accelerate progress on advanced AI models. Jacob Andreou, currently a Corporate Vice President of Product and Growth at Microsoft AI, will lead the combined Copilot organization as Executive Vice President, reporting directly to Nadella. Andreou previously held a senior role at Snap, where he contributed to the company’s early growth.

“It’s clear a modern era of productivity is emerging as AI experiences rapidly evolve,” Nadella wrote in the memo. “As these experiences connect more naturally across agents, apps, and workflows, we have an opportunity to help customers spend more time on higher-value work.”

The reorganization will consolidate Copilot development around four key pillars: Copilot experience, Copilot platform, Microsoft 365 apps, and AI models. Ryan Roslansky, Perry Clarke, and Charles Lamanna will lead the Microsoft 365 applications and Copilot platform components of the new structure, also reporting to Nadella.

Suleyman, who joined Microsoft through its acquisition of Inflection AI in 2024, will now concentrate on developing “frontier models” – the underlying AI technology powering Copilot and other Microsoft products. He described his new mission as building “Superintelligence that delivers a transformative, positive impact for millions of people.” Suleyman stated that Microsoft now has the “ambitious, long-term frontier scale compute roadmap locked” needed to build state-of-the-art models.

According to Suleyman, the shift will allow him to focus on a five-year plan to develop enterprise-grade AI systems, aiming to improve performance and reduce reliance on external AI providers. He will maintain involvement in the Copilot Leadership Team, alongside Andreou, Lamanna, Clarke, and Roslansky, to ensure alignment between model development and product strategy.

The move comes as Microsoft seeks to improve the consistency and adoption of Copilot, which currently lags behind competitors like ChatGPT in daily active users, with approximately six million users in February compared to ChatGPT’s 440 million, according to reports. The unification of the consumer and commercial divisions is intended to address inconsistencies in design and functionality between the two versions of the AI assistant.

Nadella and Suleyman emphasized the importance of human control and economic opportunity in the development of advanced AI, stating their commitment to ensuring these remain central to their advancements. The company plans to align teams over the coming weeks to implement the new organizational structure.