Who is the CEO of Workday?
Aneel Bhusri has held the job of Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Chair at Workday since February 2026. Aneel reached the role after 6 tracked posts, most recently Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Chair at Workday, Inc.. He co-founded the company with Dave Duffield in 2005 around the idea of building enterprise software that puts people at the center, and has since held a range of leadership roles: co-CEO from 2009 to 2014, CEO from 2014 to 2020, co-CEO from 2020 to 2024, executive chair from 2024 to 2026, and CEO again from February 2026. Aneel studied at Brown University (bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and economics); Stanford University (M.B.A.). Aneel is one of 11 tracked leaders at the company.
Aneel Bhusri profile
Aneel Bhusri is co-founder, chief executive officer and chair of Workday. Before Workday he held several leadership roles at PeopleSoft, including vice chair of the board and senior vice president responsible for product strategy, business development and marketing. He is a partner at Greylock Partners, a member of the board of trustees at Stanford University, and serves on the boards of the Workday Foundation, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Eat. Learn. Play. He has previously served on the boards of Cruise, General Motors, Intel, Okta and Pure Storage.
- Education
- Brown University (bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and economics); Stanford University (M.B.A.)
- ••••@workday.com
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Aneel Bhusri career history
- Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Chair, Workday, Inc.February 2026 to present
- Executive Chair, Workday, Inc.2024 to 2026
- Co-Chief Executive Officer, Workday, Inc.2020 to 2024
- Chief Executive Officer, Workday, Inc.2014 to 2020
- Co-Chief Executive Officer, Workday, Inc.2009 to 2014
- Vice Chair of the Board and Senior Vice President, Product Strategy, PeopleSoft, Inc.before 2005
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Other leaders at Workday
| Leader | Profile | |
|---|---|---|
DD Dave DuffieldCo-Founder and CEO Emeritus | ••••@workday.com | Profile → |
| RERob EnslinChief Commercial Officer | ••••@workday.com | Profile → |
| GKGerrit KazmaierPresident, Product and Technology | ••••@workday.com | Profile → |
| ZRZane RoweChief Financial Officer | ••••@workday.com | Profile → |
| GMGabe MonroyChief Technology Officer | ••••@workday.com | Profile → |
| SKSarah Kennedy EllisChief Marketing Officer | ••••@workday.com | Profile → |
| AGAshley GoldsmithChief People Officer | ••••@workday.com | Profile → |
| SRSheri RhodesChief Customer Officer | ••••@workday.com | Profile → |
| RJRani JohnsonChief Information Officer | ••••@workday.com | Profile → |
| RSRich SauerChief Legal Officer | ••••@workday.com | Profile → |
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