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Reid Hoffman, the LinkedIn founder and VC at Greylock Partners, announced on Tuesday he is joining Microsoft's board of directors. Microsoft, of course, bought LinkedIn last year in a $26 billion deal.

LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman is joining Microsoft's board

Hoffman is a partner at VC firm Greylock Partners.

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<p>Reid Hoffman, the LinkedIn founder and VC at Greylock Partners, announced on Tuesday he is <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="joining Microsoft&#x27;s board of directors" data-vars-click-url="https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/mission-continues-joining-microsoft-board-reid-hoffman" data-vars-content-id="0626a824-d1fd-49f0-b93f-455e1e85e73e" data-vars-headline="LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman is joining Microsoft&#x27;s board" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/mission-continues-joining-microsoft-board-reid-hoffman" target="_blank">joining Microsoft&#x27;s board of directors</a>. Microsoft, of course, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="bought LinkedIn last year" data-vars-click-url="https://news.microsoft.com/2016/06/13/microsoft-to-acquire-linkedin/" data-vars-content-id="0626a824-d1fd-49f0-b93f-455e1e85e73e" data-vars-headline="LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman is joining Microsoft&#x27;s board" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://news.microsoft.com/2016/06/13/microsoft-to-acquire-linkedin/" target="_blank">bought LinkedIn last year</a> in a $26 billion deal.</p><span data-ad-status="NO_AD_LENGTH" data-ad-type="midStoryAd"></span>

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LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman is joining Microsoft's board

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