--- title: Xbox's first-ever COO is out after just three months description: Xbox's first-ever Chief Operating Officer, Helen Chiang, has left the role just three months after it was created. Chiang took the job in July, reporting... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/xbox-s-first-ever-coo-is-out-after-just-three-months-bhn8tn7ux twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Xbox's first-ever COO is out after just three months | daily.dev og:description: Xbox's first-ever Chief Operating Officer, Helen Chiang, has left the role just three months after it was created. Chiang took the job in July, reporting... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/xbox-s-first-ever-coo-is-out-after-just-three-months-bhn8tn7ux og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/bhn8tn7Ux.png og:image:alt: Xbox's first-ever COO is out after just three months og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Xbox's first-ever COO is out after just three months **[Game Developer](https://daily.dev/sources/gamedeveloper)** · 2 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Xbox's first-ever Chief Operating Officer, Helen Chiang, has left the role just three months after it was created. Chiang took the job in July, reporting directly to CEO Asha Sharma, amid layoffs and restructuring at Xbox. CEO Asha Sharma confirmed the departure in an internal memo, and plans for a successor are not currently in place. Chiang was a 21-year Microsoft veteran who spent at least half her career overseeing Minecraft. Eurogamer reported sources saying she was terminated for 'policy violations,' which Microsoft has not confirmed or denied. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Why did Xbox COO Helen Chiang leave her position so soon after it was created Helen Chiang left Microsoft just three months after becoming Xbox's first-ever Chief Operating Officer, a role she took in July reporting to CEO Asha Sharma. The official reason given was vague, with Sharma simply thanking her for her service. Eurogamer later reported that sources said she was terminated for 'policy violations,' though Microsoft would not confirm or deny this. _Follow gaming industry leadership shakeups like Xbox's as they unfold on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Xbox chief Phil Spencer retires from Microsoft](https://daily.dev/posts/xbox-chief-phil-spencer-retires-from-microsoft-9vlpx2idl) · TechCentral · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Xbox's new boss could herald the changes the division needs \| Opinion](https://daily.dev/posts/xbox-s-new-boss-could-herald-the-changes-the-division-needs-opinion-llakopmk5) · GamesIndustry.biz · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Asha Sharma faces tough decisions with limited room for manoeuvre \| Opinion](https://daily.dev/posts/asha-sharma-faces-tough-decisions-with-limited-room-for-manoeuvre-opinion-xffsbutye) · GamesIndustry.biz · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#microsoft](https://daily.dev/tags/microsoft), [#xbox](https://daily.dev/tags/xbox) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/xbox-s-first-ever-coo-is-out-after-just-three-months-bhn8tn7ux) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Xbox's first-ever COO is out after just three months","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/xbox-s-first-ever-coo-is-out-after-just-three-months-bhn8tn7ux","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/xbox-s-first-ever-coo-is-out-after-just-three-months-bhn8tn7ux"},"datePublished":"2026-10-26T16:26:56.529Z","dateModified":"2026-10-28T15:01:12.612Z","description":"Xbox's first-ever Chief Operating Officer, Helen Chiang, has left the role just three months after it was created. 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