Who is the Chief People Officer of Workday?

Ashley Goldsmith is the Chief People Officer of Workday, as of August 2026. Ashley reports to Aneel Bhusri.

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Ashley Goldsmith Chief People Officer, Workday

Ashley Goldsmith is chief people officer at Workday, with global responsibility for human resources, belonging and diversity, and global impact. The 10-K names the chief people officer as the executive responsible for developing and executing the company's human capital strategy. Before joining Workday she was chief human resources officer and executive vice president at Polycom, and before that senior vice president of human resources, corporate communications and environmental health and safety for the Tissue Diagnostics Division at F. Hoffmann-La Roche. She has also served as chief human resources officer at Ventana Medical Systems and divisional vice president of human resources at The Home Depot. She is a fellow of the National Academy of Human Resources and a member of its Foundation Board of Trustees, and serves on the boards of the Human Resources Policy Association, Cornell's Center for Advanced Human Resources Studies and the San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

EducationVanderbilt University (bachelor's degree in psychology); Georgia State University (master's degree in human resource development); Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University (M.B.A.)
Reports toAneel Bhusri
Contact••••@workday.com (reveal in Sheets with Derrick)

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Who is Ashley Goldsmith?
Ashley Goldsmith is the Chief People Officer of Workday (as of August 2026). You can see their background and career history above.
What is Ashley Goldsmith's background?
Ashley Goldsmith is chief people officer at Workday, with global responsibility for human resources, belonging and diversity, and global impact. The 10-K names the chief people officer as the executive responsible for developing and executing the company's human capital strategy. Before joining Workday she was chief human resources officer and executive vice president at Polycom, and before that senior vice president of human resources, corporate communications and environmental health and safety for the Tissue Diagnostics Division at F. Hoffmann-La Roche. She has also served as chief human resources officer at Ventana Medical Systems and divisional vice president of human resources at The Home Depot. She is a fellow of the National Academy of Human Resources and a member of its Foundation Board of Trustees, and serves on the boards of the Human Resources Policy Association, Cornell's Center for Advanced Human Resources Studies and the San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
How can I contact Ashley Goldsmith at Workday?
You can find and verify Ashley Goldsmith's professional email and direct phone number with Derrick, straight from Google Sheets. Workday's addresses generally follow the first.last@workday.com pattern, but that individual address is not verified here, so confirm it before reaching out.
Who does Ashley Goldsmith report to?
Ashley Goldsmith reports to Aneel Bhusri. See the full org chart on the Workday executives page.

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