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David Duffield
Chairman, Workday IncBirth DetailsSeptember 21, 1940 | Cleveland, Ohio
NationalityAmerican
LeagueEntrepreneur
EducationBachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Cornell University; MBA, Cornell University
Net Worth$13.2 billion (As of July 28, 2021)
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David Duffield's Journey so far ...
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David Duffield's Journey so far ...
- After completing business studies from Cornell in 1964, David Duffield joined IBM as a systems engineer
- In 1968, he left IBM to start out on his own and created a software services firm called Information Associates which initially offered exam scheduling software for colleges
- He left the company a few years later and went on to form his second company, Integral Systems, in 1972. Riding on the success of his first venture, Integral Systems also developed software for higher educational institutions, which was more successful. He was the CEO and chairman at the firm till 1987
- In 1979, Duffield started his third company, Business Software Corporation, which produced similar software that his earlier companies did but for commercial organisations
- His next venture was PeopleSoft, which was formed in 1987. Duffield took charge of the company as its chairman, president and CEO
- Initially, the company provided employee management software and went on to become the world's second-largest ERP application software provider
- PeopleSoft went public in 1992 and was bought by Larry Ellison’s Oracle in 2005 for $10.3 billion
- In 2005, he founded Workday which provided cloud-based management software and other solutions. The company made its IPO in 2012 and raised $637 million
- Duffield stepped down as the CEO of Workday in 2014 but continues to serve as its chairman
- Currently, he owns around 25% stake in Workday
- He found Maddie’s Fund in 1994 to help save the lives of companion animals and has donated more than $300 million through the foundation
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- The eponymous Maddie’s Fund was created by Duffield and his wife in memory of their Miniature Schnauzer who was with them for 10 years
Last Updated: 28/07/2021
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