Category: Private Citizen — Corporate Director Role: Independent Director, Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) Board Tenure: 2025 – present Committee Memberships: To be assigned following election at December 2025 annual meeting Profile Type: Board Member Accountability — Anchor B (Documented Organizational Leadership)

Basis for Inclusion: John David Rainey holds a documented governance role as an independent director of Microsoft Corporation, which made documented political donations to Trump-aligned entities while the corporation faced regulatory and policy decisions directly affecting its financial interests. Rainey was elected to the Microsoft board at the December 5, 2025 annual meeting, replacing Carlos Rodriguez. This profile documents the factual governance relationship, not the subject’s personal political views.

Subject Classification: Private Citizen / Corporate Director. Board membership is a matter of public record (SEC filings, proxy statements). This profile documents only the governance role and its connection to documented corporate political activity.

What is NOT the basis for inclusion: Rainey’s personal political opinions, party affiliation, public statements, or any protected speech are NOT the basis for inclusion. The basis is solely the documented directorial role and its fiduciary connection to corporate political spending documented in the parent corporate donor profile.

Biographical Overview

John David Rainey is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Walmart Inc., the world’s largest retailer, a position he has held since 2022. Before joining Walmart, Rainey was CFO of PayPal Holdings from 2015 to 2022, where he oversaw the company’s financial operations during a period of major growth in digital payments. He also served as Executive Vice President and CFO of United Airlines Holdings from 2013 to 2015, where he worked on the airline’s post-merger integration and financial restructuring.

Rainey’s background spans retail, fintech, and transportation — three sectors with significant exposure to federal regulatory and trade policy. His selection for the Microsoft board brings retail and consumer payments expertise to a technology company that is significantly expanding its enterprise commerce and financial technology offerings. He replaced Carlos Rodriguez, former CEO of ADP, who did not stand for re-election at the 2025 annual meeting.

He holds a B.B.A. in Accounting from Texas A&M University.

Board Role and Governance Authority

• Company: Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT)
• Board tenure: December 2025 – present
• Committee assignments: TBD (to be assigned by the board following election)
• Day job: EVP & CFO, Walmart Inc.

Other Current Board Memberships

• Director, Walmart Inc. — in executive capacity as CFO

Parent Corporate Donor Profile

This profile is a governance-accountability companion to the Microsoft — Corporate Donor Profile, which documents the corporation’s political spending, pending government business, and favorable outcomes under the Trump administration.

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Sources

• Microsoft Corporation DEF 14A Proxy Statement, filed October 21, 2025 (annual meeting December 5, 2025)
• SEC EDGAR filing: Microsoft Corporation (CIK 789019)