The 25 Most Influential People at Microsoft - 9. Steven Sinofsky (
Page 19 of 27 )
9. Steven Sinofsky, Senior Vice President, Windows and Windows Live Engineering Group
The former Office go-to man is responsible for cleaning up the mess left by Windows Vista. Vista's successor, Windows Seven, needs to get to market in a timely way and without all the baggage, some of which is code and practical logistics. Already, Sinofsky is bringing renewed discipline to Windows development and laying the foundation for Microsoft's emerging Windows Vista plus Windows Live strategy.