Former XBOX COO Denies Being Fired for Policy Violations

Helen Chiang spent over 21 years working with Microsoft before being promoted to COO of XBOX in July 2026. In October 2026, she stepped down from her position, and rumors of policy violations began to rise. Chiang addresses the rumors in her latest LinkedIn post, hitting on four points that seem to continue to come up since the news of her leaving the company broke . In a post titled Clarity is Kindness , Chiang clarifies a few points that had been surfacing.