About Us

Michael J. Saylor

Chairman, President and CEO

Mr. Saylor has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer since founding MicroStrategy in November 1989, and has served as President since January 2016, a position he previously held from November 1989 to November 2000 and from January 2005 to October 2012. Prior to that, Mr. Saylor was employed by E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company as a venture manager from 1988 to 1989 and by Federal Group, Inc. as a consultant from 1987 to 1988. Mr. Saylor received an S.B. in Aeronautics and Astronautics and an S.B. in Science, Technology and Society from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Mr. Saylor is the bestselling author of the book The Mobile Wave.

Marge Breya

Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer

With MicroStrategy since 2018

Marge Breya serves as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) at MicroStrategy. Ms. Breya’s experience as a software industry Chief Operating Officer (COO), General Manager (GM), and CMO—as well as board veteran—spans over 25 years at some of the world’s best-known software companies. She previously served as COO at Ionic Security, a privately-held provider of data protection and control software. Before moving to Ionic Security, Ms. Breya was Executive Vice President and CMO at Informatica Corporation. Prior to that, she was Senior Vice President of Marketing Services at HP, Executive Vice President and GM of Solutions Management of SAP, GM/CMO of Business Objects, CMO/Chief Strategy Officer of BEA Systems, and Senior Vice President of Marketing at Sun Microsystems. Ms. Breya has also served on the boards of public companies including LSC Communications, Jive Software, and Document Sciences Corporation. She holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois and an M.B.A. from the University of Oregon.

Steve Holdridge

Senior Executive Vice President, Worldwide Services

With MicroStrategy since 2017

Steve leads Worldwide Services for MicroStrategy. Leveraging over 20 years’ experience leading global teams supporting Fortune 500 companies, Steve is responsible for services strategy and execution across Customer Success, Consulting, Support, Education and Cloud delivered by a worldwide team of over 850+ services professionals. Known for his obsession with services innovation to drive customer results in the enterprise software industry, his leadership experience spans strategy and technology services, implementation disciplines, and business leadership for consulting and software firms including Infor, Oracle and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). Currently serving on the global Executive Advisory board for the Technology Services Industry Association (TSIA), Steve started his career leading development, support and services at BIS Solutions after earning his Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration at California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo.

Timothy Lang

Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer

Mr. Lang has served as Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Technology Officer since November 2014 and was serving as MicroStrategy’s Senior Vice President, Analytics, a position he had held since September 2014. Prior to joining MicroStrategy, Mr. Lang served as the chief product officer for Talemetry Inc., a leading provider of talent generation SaaS solutions, from September 2010 to September 2014, and as vice president, product for SAP SE from January 2008 to September 2010. Prior to that, Mr. Lang held positions at SAP BusinessObjects and Crystal Decisions. Mr. Lang received a B.Soc.Sci. in Information Management from the University of Melbourne.

Phong Le

Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Financial Officer

With MicroStrategy since 2015

Mr. Le has served as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since August 2015, and as Chief Operating Officer since June 2018. Prior to joining MicroStrategy, Mr. Le served as the Chief Financial Officer of XO Communications, a privately-held telecommunications company, from August 2014 to August 2015. From March 2010 to August 2014, Mr. Le held senior positions at NII Holdings, a NASDAQ-listed telecommunications company, including Vice President of Financial Planning and Analysis, Vice President of Strategy and Business Operations, and Vice President of Strategic Finance. Prior to that, Mr. Le worked in the consulting practice at Deloitte from 1998 to 2010, where he held various positions, including Senior Manager. Mr. Le holds a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from The Johns Hopkins University and an M.B.A from the Sloan School of Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Kevin Norlin

Senior Executive Vice President, Worldwide Sales

With MicroStrategy since 2018

Kevin Norlin is Senior Executive Vice President, Worldwide Sales at MicroStrategy. In this role, Mr. Norlin leads the sales organization globally. Before joining MicroStrategy, he was at NCR where he led its Worldwide Financial Services Sales Organization, overseeing a portfolio of $3.2B in revenue and over 550 employees in more than 170 countries. Prior to NCR, Mr. Norlin held sales leadership roles at HP Enterprises, Dell Software, Quest Software, Sun Microsystems, and IBM. Mr. Norlin holds a B.A. from Louisiana State University.

W Ming Shao

Senior Executive Vice President & General Counsel

With MicroStrategy since 2000

W. Ming Shao has served as Senior Executive Vice President & General Counsel since December 2014, and has previously served in various senior positions, including Executive Vice President & General Counsel, Senior Vice President & General Counsel, and Senior Vice President & Deputy General Counsel, since joining MicroStrategy in February 2000. Prior to that, Mr. Shao was a lawyer practicing at the global law firm Hogan & Hartson L.L.P. (now Hogan Lovells US LLP). Mr. Shao received an A.B. in Government from Cornell University and a J.D. from Harvard Law School.