The Canada Brief

Culture · 7 d ago

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Xbox COO Helen Chiang leaves Microsoft, and a report says she was fired

Chiang was Xbox's first chief operating officer and had held the post for only a few months. She joined Microsoft in 2005 and has worked on Minecraft since 2014.

Helen Chiang is leaving Microsoft today. I'm grateful for her years of service and wish her well.

— Asha Sharma, in an internal email

What we know

  • Chiang left Microsoft on Friday
  • Microsoft will name a new COO later

Not yet

  • Whether she was fired
  • What the alleged violations were

Microsoft has given no reason, and a report that she was fired for policy violations rests on one unconfirmed source.