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Vol. II — No. 184Remarkable People · Exceptional CompaniesToday's Edition

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Martin Vanderploeg knows where the head start comes from
Founder · Engineer · Executive

Martin Vanderploeg knows where the head start comes from

The Workiva co-founder spent years making complicated work easier to follow. His gifts to public universities put the same question to a different test: who gets the chance to begin?

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Matthew Rizai’s second act began with paperwork
Founder · Engineer · Operator

Matthew Rizai’s second act began with paperwork

After building Engineering Animation, Matthew Rizai returned to Ames with people he already trusted. Their next company, Workiva, took on the awkward business of getting corporate numbers to agree.

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Julie Iskow
Executive · Operator · Engineer

Julie Iskow

Julie Iskow is the President and CEO of Workiva, the cloud platform behind a lot of the world's regulatory, ESG, and financial reporting. A Bay Area engineer who spent her first decade in robotics and automation, she scaled SaaS companies through IPOs and acquisitions before taking over from Workiva's founder in April 2023.

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