# Aneel Bhusri

> Aneel Bhusri is Workday’s co-founder, CEO and chair, a longtime enterprise software executive and Greylock advisory partner. His partnership with Dave Duffield began at PeopleSoft and led to Workday in 2005. After serving as executive chair from 2024 to 2026, he returned as CEO in February 2026 to lead the company’s AI strategy. His public leadership philosophy emphasizes employees, shared values and product innovation.

- **Role:** Co-Founder, CEO and Chair at Workday
- **Organizations:** Workday, Greylock Partners, Stanford University Board of Trustees, Workday Foundation, Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation
- **From:** Pittsford, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and economics, Brown University, MBA, Stanford Graduate School of Business
- **Known for:** Co-founded Workday in 2005 and helped lead it through its 2012 IPO., Helped develop Workday from a startup into a business reporting $9.552 billion in fiscal 2026 revenue., Built a long career as both an enterprise software operator and a Greylock investor.

## Career timeline

- **Before 1993** — Worked at Morgan Stanley and Norwest Venture Partners before joining PeopleSoft.
- **1993** — Joined PeopleSoft; later led product strategy, business development and marketing.
- **1999** — Began his association with Greylock Partners.
- **2005** — Co-founded Workday with Dave Duffield.
- **2007-2009** — Served as Workday president.
- **2009-2014** — Served as Workday co-CEO with Dave Duffield.
- **2012** — Workday completed its initial public offering.
- **2014-2020** — Served as Workday CEO.
- **2018** — Aneel and Allison Bhusri were announced as Giving Pledge signatories.
- **2019** — Joined Stanford University’s board of trustees.
- **2020-2024** — Served as Workday co-CEO.
- **2024-2026** — Served as Workday executive chair.
- **2026** — Appointed CEO effective February 6, retaining the chairmanship; announced February 9.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Workday in 2005 and helped lead it through its 2012 IPO.
- Helped develop Workday from a startup into a business reporting $9.552 billion in fiscal 2026 revenue.
- Built a long career as both an enterprise software operator and a Greylock investor.
- Joined the Stanford University board of trustees in 2019.
- Committed with Allison Bhusri to give the majority of their wealth to philanthropy through the Giving Pledge.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — An October 13 Fortune feature examined Bhusri’s return and Workday’s response to AI.
- **2026-03** — Workday introduced Sana from Workday, emphasizing conversational AI, agents and enterprise controls.
- **2026-02** — Returned as Workday CEO, effective February 6, while remaining chair; publicly announced February 9.

## Links

- Website: https://www.workday.com/en-us/company/about-workday/leadership/aneel-bhusri.html
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aneelbhusri/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/aneelb

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Last updated: 2026-10-14