Julie Iskow

Julie Iskow

    President and Chief Executive Officer, Workiva Inc.

    Board member since 2021

    Background

    Julie Iskow is President and Chief Executive Officer of Workiva, a role she assumed in 2023. She joined the Company in 2019 as EVP and Chief Operating Officer, and was promoted to President in 2022.

    She was previously Chief Technology Officer at Medidata Solutions, a SaaS technology and data platform for life sciences, where she was responsible for the development and execution of technology and product strategy, which contributed to a strategic sale in 2019.

    Before Medidata, Ms. Iskow was Chief Information Officer at consumer benefits SaaS platform WageWorks, which she helped take public in 2012. She spent the first 10 years of her career in engineering and technology leadership positions, focused on automation and robotics software.

    Select experience

    • Extensive experience leading and scaling SaaS companies to profitable growth
    • SaaS-specific business leadership, strategy, product development, data analytics and AI, sales, and operational expertise from her roles at Workiva and Medidata
    • Strong technical and cybersecurity expertise from her roles as Chief Technology Officer and CIO, and her engineering background

    Education and awards

    Master of Science – University of California, Davis; Bachelor of Science – University of California, Berkeley

    Other board experience

    • Director and Member of Compensation Committee, Five9 (NASDAQ: FIVN) (2023 to present)
    • Cvent (NASDAQ: CVT) (2022 to 2022)
    • Vocera Communications (NYSE: VCRA) (2019 to 2022)