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10 Workday finance leaders
These ten Workday finance leaders, including Workday's CFO and a former CFO, have run corporate finance, controllership, tax, treasury, investor relations and business finance at the company. Readers can learn from them how finance teams at an enterprise software company plan budgets, report results and manage capital.
Professionals to explore
01—10Barbara Larson
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer · Workday
Former Chief Financial Officer at Workday (2022–2023), responsible for accounting, business finance, investor relations and tax, and former Advisor at Workday (2023). Chief Financial Officer at Workiva since 2026, former Chief Financial Officer at SentinelOne (2024–2026) and Independent Board Member at Equifax since 2024.
Daniel Chiu
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Finance · Workday
Former Vice President Finance (2020–2025), Senior Director Sales & Marketing Finance (2018–2020) and Sr. Director WW Sales Finance (2016–2018) at Workday. Vice President, GTM Finance at Freshworks since 2025, and former Sr. Director of Finance, WW Customer Operations FP&A at VMware (2014–2016).
Julie Gonzalez
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President Finance · Workday
Senior Vice President Finance at Workday since 2023, listed at President/Vice President level in Finance & Accounting. Former Senior Vice President - Corporate Finance (2022–2023) and Vice President - Corporate Finance (2021–2022) at VMware, and Board Member AC Chair at F5 since 2024.
Kinnari Desai
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Finance · Workday
Vice President, Finance at Workday since 2018, with a profile describing leadership of teams across Corporate Finance, Strategic Finance and cross-functional business partnerships. Former Head of Corporate Operational FP&A at Veeva Systems (2016–2018) and Director of Finance, Corporate FP&A and Product Performance at Xilinx (2014–2016).
Melissa Kullander
LinkedInExperience: VP Finance, Products & Technology · Workday
Former VP Finance, Products & Technology at Workday (2022–2024), responsible for financial stewardship of product design and development, engineering, security, product marketing and infrastructure. SVP Finance, Engineering & Customer Success at Salesforce since 2025, and former Vice President Finance at Oracle (2015–2021).
Michael Haase
LinkedInExperience: VP Finance - Treasurer, Tax and Investor Relations · Workday
Former VP Finance - Treasurer, Tax and Investor Relations at Workday (2012–2016), and part of the executive IPO roadshow team for Workday's Oct 12, 2012 pricing and NYSE listing. Former VP Finance - Investor Relations and Treasury at VMware (2007–2012) and Director, FP&A and Investor Relations at AMD (2002–2007).
Michael Magaro
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President, Business Finance & IR · Workday
Former Senior Vice President, Business Finance & IR (2020–2022), Vice President, Business Finance and IR (2019–2020) and Vice President IR (2017–2020) at Workday, and Senior Vice President, Corporate Growth at Workday since 2022. Former Senior Vice President, Corporate Development & Investor Relations at RetailMeNot (2013–2017).
Patrick Hoynes
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of Corporate Finance · Workday
Vice President of Corporate Finance at Workday since October 2024, listed at President/Vice President level in Finance & Accounting. Former VP Controller & Interim CAO (2024), Controller (2022–2024) and Director Of Accounting and Reporting (2018–2022) at Workday, and Head Of Finance at Mettler-Toledo Rainin (2016–2018).
Teresa Chen
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Tax · Workday
Vice President, Tax at Workday since 2022, with Senior Director, Tax (from 2017) and Director, Tax (from 2013) roles at Workday also listed. Former Director of International Tax at Polycom (2006–2013) and International Tax Manager at Synopsys Inc (2004–2006).
Zane Rowe
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer · Workday
Chief Financial Officer at Workday since 2023, responsible for accounting, business finance, investor relations, tax and treasury, and advising on Workday business strategy and product development. Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (2016–2023) and Interim CEO (2021) at VMware, and Member Board of Directors at eBay since 2024.
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's function to your decision, since controllership, tax, treasury, investor relations and business finance each answer different questions. For questions about public-company reporting or investor communication, favor people who held corporate or investor relations roles over those who supported a single product or sales area.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does a subscription software company forecast revenue and bookings with enough confidence to guide investors?
- 02What changes in controllership and reporting when a software company's revenue base grows quickly?
- 03How should finance partner with product and engineering leaders to set spending on research and cloud infrastructure?
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