Workday Reinstates Cofounder Bhusri as CEO Amid Leadership Shakeup and AI-Focused Restructure
Workday is changing its top leadership as cofounder Aneel Bhusri returns to the CEO role amid a recent round of ~400 layoffs. Longtime CEO Carl Eschenbach will step down to become a strategic advisor. The move comes as Workday refocuses resources toward AI and other strategic priorities, with shares down about 6% on the day and roughly 43% from a year ago; the company employed about 20,400 people as of January 2025.
