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David Duffield

David Duffield

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D. Duffield
Rank
#0
Net Worth
$00.0B
Gender
Male
Age
85Y
Country
United States
Born On
September, 1940
Deceased
No
Relationship Status
Married
Children
10
Education

Cornell University - Master Of Business Administration

Designation Info :

Self-Made
Yes
Type
Self-Made (Software)
Organization Name
Workday
Title
Co-Founder & Chairman Emeritus
Source

Workday, PeopleSoft

Industry
Technology, Software

About D. Duffield


D avid Duffield is a legendary American software entrepreneur who has founded two of the most successful enterprise software companies in history: PeopleSoft and Workday. An engineer by training, Duffield founded PeopleSoft in 1987, pioneering the development of client-server human resources and finance software. He built the company into a major player in the enterprise software market, known for its strong corporate culture.

After PeopleSoft was acquired by its rival Oracle in a long and hostile takeover battle in 2005, Duffield, then in his 60s, came out of retirement to start again. He co-founded Workday with his trusted lieutenant, Aneel Bhusri, with the goal of building a new generation of human resources and financial management software from the ground up, based entirely in the cloud. Workday has been a massive success, becoming a leader in the cloud-based enterprise software market. Duffield is also a major philanthropist, particularly for animal welfare, through his foundation, Maddie's Fund.

Quick Reads


  • Founder of two major enterprise software companies: PeopleSoft and Workday.
  • Co-founded Workday after Oracle's hostile takeover of his first company, PeopleSoft.
  • Workday is a leader in cloud-based human resources and financial software.
  • A major philanthropist, his foundation Maddie's Fund is dedicated to animal welfare.
  • He has served as Chairman of both companies.

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