# Linda Tong

> Linda Tong is the Chief Executive Officer of Webflow, the visual web development platform powering over 300,000 businesses. Promoted from COO to CEO in June 2024, she brings a rare cross-industry pedigree - from helping launch Google Chrome and Android, to co-founding Tapjoy, to driving product innovation at the NFL, to running Cisco's AppDynamics division. A Yale-educated economist who discovered she 'never felt empowered to build' herself, she now leads the platform designed to fix exactly that problem.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at Webflow
- **Organizations:** Webflow, Tapjoy, Nextbit Systems, National Football League, AppDynamics, Cisco, Google, Prezi, Operator Collective
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor's degree in Economics, Yale University
- **Known for:** Named CEO of Webflow in June 2024, one of the most prominent no-code web development platforms, Part of the original Google Android team that launched one of the world's most used mobile operating systems, Co-founded Tapjoy and scaled it to 250+ employees with hundreds of millions in revenue

## Career timeline

- **2007-2010** — Product Marketing Manager at Google - helped launch Google Chrome and Android as part of the original Android team
- **2010-2012** — Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer at Tapjoy - grew company to 250+ employees and hundreds of millions in revenue
- **2012-2015** — Chief Operating Officer at Nextbit Systems - worked on cloud-first OS and the Robin mobile phone (later basis for Razer Phone)
- **2015-2017** — Vice President of Product & Innovation at the National Football League
- **2017-2022** — VP of Innovation Labs then General Manager/CEO of AppDynamics at Cisco - built hybrid full-stack observability platform
- **2022-2024** — President and Chief Operating Officer at Webflow
- **2024-present** — Chief Executive Officer at Webflow - appointed June 17, 2024; also joined Board of Directors

## Achievements

- Named CEO of Webflow in June 2024, one of the most prominent no-code web development platforms
- Part of the original Google Android team that launched one of the world's most used mobile operating systems
- Co-founded Tapjoy and scaled it to 250+ employees with hundreds of millions in revenue
- Led AppDynamics as GM/CEO within Cisco, managing a major enterprise software division
- Served as VP of Product & Innovation at the NFL, bringing tech leadership to a major sports organization
- Webflow under her leadership acquired GSAP (GreenSock Animation Platform) - a foundational web animation library used by millions of developers
- Webflow acquired Vidoso.ai to accelerate AI-powered marketing content capabilities
- Board member at Prezi and advisor to Nira and CruxOCM
- Limited Partner at Operator Collective

## Latest updates

- **2024-06** — Appointed CEO of Webflow on June 17, 2024, succeeding founder Vlad Magdalin who became Chief Innovation Officer
- **2024-08** — Publicly outlined M&A strategy focused on acquisitions to support the full lifecycle of a website
- **2024** — Webflow acquired GSAP (GreenSock Animation Platform), the widely-used JavaScript animation library
- **2024** — Webflow acquired Vidoso.ai for AI-powered marketing content capabilities

## Links

- Website: https://www.lindatong.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lktong
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/yaylt

---

Profile page: https://yespress.io/linda-tong
Published by YesPress — https://yespress.io
Last updated: 2026-05-12