Who is the CEO of Workday?

Aneel Bhusri is the Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Chair of Workday, as of August 2026. Chief executive officer since February 2026, board member since the company was founded in 2005, previously co-CEO from 2009 to 2014, CEO from 2014 to 2020, co-CEO from 2020 to 2024 and executive chair from 2024 to 2026.

ABAneel Bhusri
Aneel Bhusri Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Chair, Workday Chief executive officer since February 2026, board member since the company was founded in 2005, previously co-CEO from 2009 to 2014, CEO from 2014 to 2020, co-CEO from 2020 to 2024 and executive chair from 2024 to 2026

Aneel Bhusri is co-founder, chief executive officer and chair of Workday. 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. 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.

EducationBrown University (bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and economics); Stanford University (M.B.A.)
Contact••••@workday.com (reveal in Sheets with Derrick)

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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FAQ

Who is Aneel Bhusri?
Aneel Bhusri is the Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Chair of Workday (as of August 2026). Chief executive officer since February 2026, board member since the company was founded in 2005, previously co-CEO from 2009 to 2014, CEO from 2014 to 2020, co-CEO from 2020 to 2024 and executive chair from 2024 to 2026. You can see their background and career history above.
What is Aneel Bhusri's background?
Aneel Bhusri is co-founder, chief executive officer and chair of Workday. 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. 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.
How can I contact Aneel Bhusri at Workday?
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