David Somers

David Somers

David Somers is Workday’s group general manager of product for the office of the CHRO, responsible for leading the strategy and development of the Workday Human Capital Management suite of products.

David brings more than 20 years of technology and consulting experience to his current role. David joined Workday in 2018 through the acquisition of Rallyteam, where he was co-founder and CEO for three years. Prior to Rallyteam, David served as vice president of global alliances and strategic initiatives at Cornerstone OnDemand, and previously held positions at Ariba, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Replicon, and The Walt Disney Company.

David holds a master’s in business administration from UCLA Anderson School of Management and a bachelor’s degree from Indiana University.

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