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Gabe Monroy is the Chief Technology Officer at Workday, a leading provider of enterprise cloud applications for finance, HR, and planning. He is focused on evolving Workday's technology stack to be more open, extensible, and AI-native, while harnessing AI to accelerate Workday's pace of innovation.
Who is the CTO of Workday?
Gabe Monroy is the Chief Technology Officer at Workday, bringing deep expertise in cloud-native technology, open source software, and AI-driven innovation. As an early contributor to Docker and Kubernetes and a founding member of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation, he has long been at the forefront of modern infrastructure and developer tooling. Before assuming the CTO role, he served as SVP/GM Platform at Workday. Prior to Workday, he was VP/GM for the Cloud Runtimes business at Google, where he oversaw Google Kubernetes Engine and guided the Serverless portfolio. Earlier in his career, he founded Deis, which was acquired by Microsoft in 2017, and subsequently launched Azure Kubernetes Service — the fastest growing compute service in Azure history.
Work History
Gabe Monroy's work history spans cloud infrastructure, developer platforms, and enterprise technology leadership. Here is a detailed list of his previous positions:
- Workday: Chief Technology Officer (April 2026 to Present)
- Workday: SVP/GM Platform (August 2025 to April 2026)
- Google: VP/GM Cloud Runtimes (February 2025 to August 2025)
- Intuit Inc: Senior Systems Architect (January 1997 to January 2006)
Education History
Gabe Monroy attended Tufts University, where he built the academic foundation that would underpin his career in technology and engineering.
When did Gabe Monroy join Workday?
Gabe Monroy assumed the role of Chief Technology Officer at Workday in April 2026. In this position, he leads efforts to evolve Workday's technology stack to be more open, extensible, and AI-native, while driving the use of AI to accelerate the company's pace of innovation.
