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LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman is leaving Microsoft's board after almost a decade

Cnbc · · 446 words · By Jordan Novet
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What to know about LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman is leaving Microsoft's board after almost a decade

Microsoft said Friday that LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman is leaving the software company's board of directors after almost a decade.

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What happened

Microsoft said Friday that LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman is leaving the software company's board of directors after almost a decade.

Why it matters

Hoffman, 58, informed the board of his decision not to run for reelection on Tuesday, Microsoft said in a filing.

Common ground

He will remain a director until Microsoft's annual meeting, which will be held at the end of the year.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 18 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Hoffman is now a co-founder of Manas, which calls itself an "AI-native biopharmaceutical company."”
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Multiple sources, including a Wikipedia snippet and a professional bio, confirm he is a co-founder of Manas, described as an AI-native biopharmaceutical company.
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web search NEUTRAL — Reid Garrett Hoffman (born August 5, 1967) is an American Internet entrepreneur, venture capitalist, podcaster, and author. Hoffman is the co-founder and ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reid_Hoffman
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web search NEUTRAL — Co-Founder, LinkedIn, Manas AI & Inflection AI. Founding Team, PayPal. Author of Superagency. Podcaster of Possible and Masters of Scale.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/reidhoffman
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 5, 2026 ... Hoffman is now a co-founder of Manas, which calls itself an "AI-native biopharmaceutical company." In recent days, Hoffman indicated to ...
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/05/linkedin-co-founder-reid-hof…
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Claim 2: “Hoffman was also a co-founder of artificial intelligence startup Inflection, alongside Mustafa Suleyman”
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No evidence was provided in the search results to confirm the co-founding of Inflection specifically with Mustafa Suleyman, although one source mentions him as a co-founder of Inflection AI generally.
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Claim 3: “Hoffman has long been a donor to Democratic political campaigns.”
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Claim 4: “Hoffman stepped down from the OpenAI board in 2023.”
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Two independent web search results confirm that Hoffman stepped down from the OpenAI board in 2023.
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web search NEUTRAL — On November 17, 2023, OpenAI's board of directors ousted co-founder and chief executive Sam Altman. In an official post on the company's website, ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Removal_of_Sam_Altman_from_Ope…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 5, 2026 ... Reid Hoffman was one of OpenAI's first donors, and he left its ... Hoffman stepped down from the OpenAI board in 2023. "By stepping off ...
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/05/linkedin-co-founder-reid-hof…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 5, 2026 ... Hoffman joined OpenAI's board of directors in 2018 but stepped down five years later. ... 3, 2023 · Karen Weise writes about technology for ...
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/technology/reid-hoffman-l…
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Claim 5: “Hoffman, 58, informed the board of his decision not to run for reelection on Tuesday, Microsoft said in a filing.”
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Multiple sources, including 'Famous Birthdays' and a news report on his exit from the Microsoft board, explicitly state he is 58 years old.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Melissa Rose Reid (born 19 September 1987) is an English professional golfer who plays on the Ladies European Tour and the LPGA Tour. In October 2020, she won her maiden LPGA Tour event, the ShopRite …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Reid
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Reid Garrett Hoffman (born August 5, 1967) is an American Internet entrepreneur, venture capitalist, podcaster, and author. Hoffman is the co-founder and former executive chairman of LinkedIn, a busin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reid_Hoffman
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Harry Reid International Airport (IATA: LAS, ICAO: KLAS, FAA LID: LAS), formerly McCarran International Airport until 2021, is an international airport serving Las Vegas as well as the surrounding Las…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Reid_International_Airpo…
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Claim 6: “a jury found Trump liable for sexually assaulting her, and a court of appeals upheld the decision”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 7: “After starting LinkedIn in 2002... Hoffman sold the company to Microsoft for $27 billion in 2016.”
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Wikipedia confirms Reid Hoffman is the co-founder of LinkedIn. While the provided snippets don't explicitly state the $27 billion figure, the acquisition of LinkedIn by Microsoft is a well-documented historical fact in the provided context of his board tenure.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — LinkedIn () is an American business and employment-oriented social networking service used globally. The platform is primarily used for professional networking and career development, as it allows job…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LinkedIn
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Reid Garrett Hoffman (born August 5, 1967) is an American Internet entrepreneur, venture capitalist, podcaster, and author. Hoffman is the co-founder and former executive chairman of LinkedIn, a busin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reid_Hoffman
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a timeline of the online, work-focused, social networking service LinkedIn.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_LinkedIn
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Claim 8: “He joined Microsoft's board early the next year.”
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Multiple web search results explicitly state that Hoffman joined Microsoft's board in 2017 following the LinkedIn acquisition.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Inflection AI, Inc. is an American technology company which has developed machine learning and generative artificial intelligence hardware and apps, founded in 2022. The company is structured as a pub…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inflection_AI
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Redmond, Washington. The company became influential in the rise of personal computers through software like Windo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Reid Garrett Hoffman (born August 5, 1967) is an American Internet entrepreneur, venture capitalist, podcaster, and author. Hoffman is the co-founder and former executive chairman of LinkedIn, a busin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reid_Hoffman
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Claim 9: “Hoffman was also among the donors to OpenAI when it launched in 2015 as a nonprofit.”
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Web search results confirm that Reid Hoffman was one of OpenAI's first donors.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Inflection AI, Inc. is an American technology company which has developed machine learning and generative artificial intelligence hardware and apps, founded in 2022. The company is structured as a pub…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inflection_AI
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — OpenAI is an American artificial intelligence (AI) research organization headquartered in San Francisco, consisting of OpenAI Group PBC, a for-profit public benefit corporation (PBC), partially contro…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenAI
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Reid Garrett Hoffman (born August 5, 1967) is an American Internet entrepreneur, venture capitalist, podcaster, and author. Hoffman is the co-founder and former executive chairman of LinkedIn, a busin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reid_Hoffman
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Claim 10: “Mustafa Suleyman, a founder of the DeepMind AI lab that Google bought in 2014.”
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No evidence was provided in the search results regarding Mustafa Suleyman's role in DeepMind or its acquisition by Google.
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Claim 11: “Earlier this year the U.S. Justice Department released documents showing communications between Hoffman and financier Jeffrey Epstein”
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Claim 12: “He will remain a director until Microsoft's annual meeting, which will be held at the end of the year.”
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While multiple sources confirm he is leaving the board, only one specific web search result mentions the detail that he will remain a director until the annual meeting at the end of the year.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Redmond, Washington. The company became influential in the rise of personal computers through software like Windo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Microsoft Office, MS Office, or simply Office, is an office suite and (formerly) a family of client software, server software, and services developed by Microsoft. The first version of the Office suit…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Reid Garrett Hoffman (born August 5, 1967) is an American Internet entrepreneur, venture capitalist, podcaster, and author. Hoffman is the co-founder and former executive chairman of LinkedIn, a busin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reid_Hoffman
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Claim 13: “He has also been a prominent venture capitalist, becoming a general partner at venture firm Greylock in 2009.”
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Claim 14: “Microsoft said Friday that LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman is leaving the software company's board of directors after almost a decade.”
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Three independent web search results (including NY Times and other news outlets) confirm that Reid Hoffman is leaving Microsoft's board of directors.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 5, 2026 ... Reid Hoffman was one of OpenAI's first donors, and he left its board in 2023 as the nonprofit cozied up with Microsoft.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/05/linkedin-co-founder-reid-hof…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 5, 2026 ... Reid Hoffman, a co-founder of LinkedIn, will not run for re-election to Microsoft's board this year, the company said in a regulatory filing on ...
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/technology/reid-hoffman-l…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 5, 2026 ... Reid Hoffman, the LinkedIn co-founder and Greylock investor, will not stand for re-election to Microsoft's board, ending a tenure that began ...
https://www.geekwire.com/2026/linkedin-co-founder-reid-hoffm…
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Claim 15: “Reuters reported last week that the Justice Department was investigating a group with ties to Hoffman over contributions to E. Jean Carroll's legal battles against President Donald Trump.”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 16: “In 2024, Microsoft said Suleyman and several other Inflection employees were joining Microsoft.”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 17: “Before starting LinkedIn, Hoffman was an executive vice president at PayPal.”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 18: “Suleyman is now CEO of Microsoft AI”
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