# Sasan Goodarzi

> Sasan Goodarzi is the Chairman and CEO of Intuit, the financial-software company behind TurboTax, QuickBooks, Credit Karma and Mailchimp. Born in Tehran and raised in Orlando, the electrical engineer turned operator has pushed Intuit from a desktop tax shop into an AI-driven platform, growing annual revenue from roughly $7.7B to nearly $19B during his tenure.

- **Role:** Chairman and CEO at Intuit
- **Organizations:** Intuit, Atlantic Council (board), Nexant (former CEO), Invensys (former), Honeywell (former)
- **From:** Tehran, Iran
- **Nationality:** Iranian American
- **Education:** B.S., Electrical Engineering, University of Central Florida, MBA, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
- **Known for:** Grew Intuit revenue from $7.7B (FY19) to $18.8B (FY25)., Led acquisitions of Credit Karma (~$8.1B) and Mailchimp ($12B)., Repositioned Intuit as 'an AI-driven expert platform.'

## Career timeline

- **1978** — Family leaves Tehran amid revolution; settles in Orlando, Florida.
- **1989** — Graduates UCF with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering.
- **1990s** — Engineering and leadership roles at Honeywell's automation controls division.
- **2002** — Earns MBA from Kellogg School of Management.
- **2004** — Joins Intuit as SVP/GM for the Professional Tax division.
- **2010** — Leaves Intuit to become CEO of Nexant, a clean-energy and smart-grid software firm.
- **2011** — Returns to Intuit as CIO; leads its move to the cloud.
- **2016** — Becomes EVP and GM of Intuit's Small Business & Self-Employed Group.
- **2019** — Named CEO of Intuit, succeeding Brad Smith.
- **2020** — Announces $7.1B acquisition of Credit Karma (closes 2020 at ~$8.1B).
- **2021** — Closes $12B acquisition of Mailchimp.
- **2022** — Adds Chairman of the Board to his title.
- **2024** — Launches Intuit Assist, the company's generative-AI assistant, across the platform.
- **2025** — Intuit posts FY25 revenue of $18.8B, up ~144% from his start as CEO.

## Achievements

- Grew Intuit revenue from $7.7B (FY19) to $18.8B (FY25).
- Led acquisitions of Credit Karma (~$8.1B) and Mailchimp ($12B).
- Repositioned Intuit as 'an AI-driven expert platform.'
- Oversaw launch of Intuit Assist generative-AI experiences.
- Named to Time magazine's lineup of influential business leaders.

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Argued in Semafor that the market is wrong on AI; LLMs are commodities, data and distribution are the moat.
- **2025-08** — Intuit reports FY25 revenue of $18.8B.

## Links

- Website: https://www.intuit.com/company/executives/sasan-goodarzi/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sasan-goodarzi
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/sasan_goodarzi
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/intuit

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Last updated: 2026-05-15