# Peter Gassner

> Peter Gassner is the co-founder and CEO of Veeva Systems, the Pleasanton-based cloud software company serving the global life sciences industry. A computer science graduate of Oregon State, he worked at IBM, PeopleSoft, and Salesforce before founding Veeva with Matt Wallach in 2007. His career is distinguished by capital-efficient growth and Veeva’s 2021 conversion to a public benefit corporation.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Veeva Systems
- **Organizations:** Veeva Systems, Salesforce (former executive), PeopleSoft (former executive), IBM (former developer)
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.S. in Computer Science, Oregon State University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Veeva Systems in 2007 and led it through its 2013 IPO., Led the first conversion of a publicly traded company from a traditional Delaware corporation to a public benefit corporation, effective February 1, 2021., Built Veeva using $3 million of its $7 million early funding, according to his interviews.

## Career timeline

- **1989** — Graduated from Oregon State University and began his post-graduation career at IBM.
- **1989–1994** — Staff developer at IBM, working on relational database technology.
- **1995–2003** — Chief architect and general manager at PeopleSoft; dates follow Veeva’s 2025 proxy.
- **2003–2005** — Senior vice president of technology at Salesforce.
- **2007** — Co-founded Veeva Systems with Matt Wallach and became CEO.
- **2013** — Veeva went public; Oregon State inducted Gassner into its Academy of Distinguished Engineers.
- **2017** — Spoke at SaaStr Annual and gave the TEDx talk You Will Be Fine: A Handbook for High School Freshmen.
- **2021** — Veeva’s public benefit corporation conversion became effective February 1.
- **2026** — Continued leading Veeva through Vault CRM adoption and the development of industry-specific AI.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Veeva Systems in 2007 and led it through its 2013 IPO.
- Led the first conversion of a publicly traded company from a traditional Delaware corporation to a public benefit corporation, effective February 1, 2021.
- Built Veeva using $3 million of its $7 million early funding, according to his interviews.
- Oregon State Academy of Distinguished Engineers, 2013.
- Led Veeva to $3.195 billion revenue in the fiscal year ended January 31, 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Appeared on The Eric Ries Show to discuss Veeva’s founding, public-benefit conversion, and long-term corporate purpose.
- **2026-08** — Veeva reported fiscal 2027 second-quarter revenue of $928.0 million, up 18% year over year, and more than 180 customers live on Vault CRM.
- **2026-03** — Veeva reported fiscal 2026 revenue of $3.1953 billion, up 16% year over year.

## Links

- Website: https://www.veeva.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pgassner

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