The Brains Behind Workday’s Cloud-Computing Prowess

Workday isn’t exactly the kind of company that is constantly making waves in the news and over the Internet. But it is a quiet cloud-computing phenomenon. It is a cloud-based financial management and human capital management software provider. This fifth roundup in a series blog post introduces the talented minds behind Workday’s rise to cloud-computing fame according to Business Insider.

Aneel Bhusri, Chairman, Co-founder and Co-CEO, Workday

“Workday went public in 2012, a bellwether IPO for the cloud. Its stock popped on Day 1, and the company has been going strong ever since with rising revenues (nearly $500 million in 2013) and a strong stock price (above $80). As its co-founder and co-CEO, that has everything to do with Bhusri. He shares the CEO role with Dave Duffield, who is 26 years older. When Duffield retires, Bhusri will become sole CEO. He is also a VC at Greylock Partners, funding and advising a bunch of other cloud companies. He currently serves on the boards of startups Cloudera, Okta, Tidemark and Pure Storage.”

Dave Duffield, Co-founder, Co-CEO and Chief Customer Advocate, Workday

“Billionaire Dave Duffield founded Workday shortly after Larry Ellison bought his company PeopleSoft in one of the nastiest hostile takeovers in tech history. Good move. Workday has upended the enterprise human resources software market, and Duffield has become known as a major cloud-computing visionary. He’s also known as a big animal rights advocate. His foundation, Maddie’s Fund’s, funds a variety of animal causes, from no-kill shelters to veterinary research.”

Joe Korngiebel, Vice President of User Experience, Workday

“Workday is a popular human resources app created by the founder of PeopleSoft. It’s a big example of the type of software that enterprises are renting as a service, these days, instead of buying and installing on their own computers. Korngiebel helps craft strategy for Workday and is responsible for the app’s design. Plus, he runs Workday Labs, where employees cook up experimental apps.”

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