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Aneel Bhusri
Chief Executive Officer
Executive
0 yr
7 reports
Leadership change Aneel Bhusri became Chief Executive Officer (from Executive Chair) · 8-K, Feb 9 2026
Workday, Inc. ·WDAY
Founder returned as CEO after two-year external tenure
Technology · Fortune #455 · Functional structure · 20K employees · Pleasanton, California
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6
CEO span
↓ tighter than peers (avg 10)
3.2
Avg span
moderate
3
Max depth
3 levels
2.8 yr
Avg tenure
stable vs FY2025
50%
Internal hires
near industry avg
Consolidated financials FY2026 · period end 2026-01-31 · 10-K
Revenue
$9.6B
Operating income
$721M
Net income
$693M
Total assets
$18.1B
Shares out
212M
Sourced from Workday, Inc. 10-K · filed 2026-03-06 ↗ View on SEC
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Founder Aneel Bhusri returned as CEO in 2026, re-centering Workday around a tightly controlled functional structure. This page details Workday’s executive org chart, leadership tenure, recent CEO transition, and how its structure compares with enterprise software peers.
What to model
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Latest signal Aneel Bhusri joined as Chief Executive Officer
Appointed CEO effective February 6, 2026, replacing Carl Eschenbach.
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The people
Who's running this
7 executives identified as Named Executive Officers in the most recent SEC proxy. Bar length scales with tenure.
Gerrit Kazmaier
President, Product & Technology
Product & Engineering
1 yr
0 reports
Robert Enslin
President
Executive
1 yr
0 reports
Zane Rowe
Chief Financial Officer
Finance
3 yr
1 reports
internal
Ashley Goldsmith
Chief People Officer
Human Resources
4 yr
0 reports
Emma Chalwin
Chief Marketing Officer
Marketing
2 yr
0 reports
internal
Richard H. Sauer
Chief Legal Officer, Head of Corporate Affairs & Corporate Secretary
Legal
6 yr
0 reports
The businesses
How Workday, Inc. divides the work
3 divisions report into the group CEO. Tile size scales with estimated headcount.
Product & Engineering
8K employees
President, Product & Technology (Gerrit Kazmaier)
Develops and maintains Workday’s cloud platform, applications, and AI capabilities.
Sales & Services
6K employees
President (Robert Enslin)
Manages global sales, customer success, and professional services delivery.
Finance
1K employees
Chief Financial Officer (Zane Rowe)
Oversees financial planning, accounting, treasury, and investor relations.
$9.6B rev $721M op inc 7.55% margin FY2026
The thesis
Why this org is unusual
Founder Aneel Bhusri’s return to the CEO role in February 2026 is the most distinctive feature of Workday’s current structure.
After stepping aside in 2024, Bhusri reassumed direct operational control, collapsing what had been a more externally oriented leadership period under Carl Eschenbach.
The organization is now tightly functional, with two presidents splitting commercial and product/technology responsibilities while all major corporate functions report directly to the CEO. This concentrates decision-making authority at the top and reflects a reassertion of founder-led governance during a period of heavy AI product expansion.
The absence of a COO and the reliance on seasoned presidents and functional chiefs suggests a preference for strategic alignment over layered operational control.
- Founder-led CEO role reinstated in 2026
- No Chief Operating Officer
- Dual-president model for scale
The comparison
How Workday, Inc. stacks up
Compared with peers like Salesforce and Oracle, Workday operates with a leaner executive layer and fewer management tiers. Unlike Microsoft and SAP, which employ multiple business-unit CEOs or COOs, Workday maintains a centralized functional model. Founder involvement also distinguishes Workday from peers such as …
C-suite size
Reporting depth
Avg C-suite tenure
Has COO / Has CAIO
Workday, Inc. — no COO — no CAIO
SAP — no COO ✓ CAIO
Current signals
What changed recently
Workday reinstated co-founder Aneel Bhusri as CEO in February 2026 following Carl Eschenbach’s departure.
Leadership Timeline
Year-over-year executive structure based on SEC proxy and annual filings.
FY2026
10-K filed 2026-03-06
- CEO
- Aneel Bhusri
- CEO span
- 6
- C-suite
- 6
- Avg tenure
- 2.8 yr
Founder returned as CEO during fiscal 2026.
Named executive officers (2)
- Aneel Bhusri - Chief Executive Officer since 2026
- Zane Rowe - Chief Financial Officer since 2023
FY2025
DEF 14A filed 2025-04-01
- CEO
- Carl Eschenbach
- CEO span
- 7
- C-suite
- 6
- Avg tenure
- 3.5 yr
Externally hired CEO led company.
FY2024
DEF 14A filed 2024-04-01
- CEO
- Aneel Bhusri
- CEO span
- 6
- C-suite
- 5
- Avg tenure
- 6 yr
Co-CEO structure transitioning.
Year-over-year changes
Fiscal 2026 marked a return to founder leadership with Aneel Bhusri reassuming the CEO role.
- CEO span: 7 → 6
- C-suite size: 6 → 6
- Avg tenure: 3.5 → 2.8 yr
- new Aneel Bhusri - Chief Executive Officer (was Executive Chair) (8-K, Feb 9 2026)
- departed Carl Eschenbach - Chief Executive Officer (8-K, Feb 9 2026)
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the CEO of Workday?
Aneel Bhusri has served as CEO since February 6, 2026, after previously leading the company in multiple earlier periods.
What type of organizational structure does Workday use?
Workday operates a functional organizational structure with centralized executive control.
How many direct reports does Workday's CEO have?
The CEO has six direct executive reports.
How has Workday's leadership changed recently?
In February 2026, co-founder Aneel Bhusri returned as CEO following the departure of Carl Eschenbach.
Does Workday have a COO?
No, Workday does not currently have a Chief Operating Officer.
Sources
- 8-K Filing, Feb 2026
- SEC EDGAR: Workday, Inc. DEF 14A Proxy Statement
- SEC EDGAR: Workday, Inc. 10-K Annual Report
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