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Carl Eschenbach
AddedFeb 13, 2024
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Carl Eschenbach

Carl Eschenbach

Board Member, Workday Ventures

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Carl Eschenbach's Career

Workday Ventures
Workday Ventures

San Francisco, CA, US

Board Member· Board
Zoom
Zoom

San Jose, CA, US

Board Member· Board
Workday
Workday

Pleasanton, CA, US

Board Member· Board
Snowflake
Snowflake

San Mateo, CA, US

Board Member· Board
Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto Networks

Santa Clara, CA, US

Board Member· Board
Cresta
Cresta

Palo Alto, CA, US

Board Member· Board
Grafana Labs
Grafana Labs

New York City, NY, US

Board Member· Board
Armis
Armis

San Francisco, CA, US

Board Member· Board
Gong
Gong

San Francisco, CA, US

Board Member· Board
Salt Security
Salt Security

Palo Alto, CA, US

Board Member· Board
UiPath
UiPath

New York City, NY, US

Board Member· Board
Cohesity
Cohesity

San Jose, CA, US

Board Member· Board

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Carl Eschenbach's Career

Workday Ventures
Workday Ventures
Investment FirmInvestment Firm302018San Francisco, CA, US
Board Member· Board

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Distributional wants to develop software to reduce AI riskTechCrunch · 2023
AWS launches $100M program to fund generative AI initiativesTechCrunch · 2023

Leadership at Workday Ventures

Tom BoganTom BoganBoard Member
Mike StankeyMike StankeyBoard Member
Aneel BhusriAneel BhusriBoard Member
Mike McNamaraMike McNamaraBoard Member
Dave DuffieldDave DuffieldCo-Founder
Zoom
Zoom
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Board Member· Board

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Warmly pivots from Zoom tool to directing warm leads to salesTechCrunch · 2023
Zoom rebrands existing — and intros new — generative AI featuresTechCrunch · 2023
Anthropic raises $450M to build next-gen AI assistantsTechCrunch · 2023

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Eric YuanEric YuanCEO
Todd DekkingaTodd DekkingaBoard Member
Bill McDermottBill McDermottBoard Member
Dan ScheinmanDan ScheinmanBoard Member
Kim HammondsKim HammondsBoard Member
Santi SubotovskySanti SubotovskyBoard Member
Workday
Workday
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Board Member· Board

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Workday Announces Fiscal 2026 Third Quarter Financial ResultsWorkday · 2025
Workday Rising 2025: AI Agents, Data Cloud, and Flex Credits UnveiledThe Futurum Group · 2025
Workday Illuminate™ Expands with New AI Agents for HR, Finance, and IndustryPR Newswire · 2025

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Jerry YangJerry YangBoard Member
Mark HawkinsMark HawkinsBoard Member
George StillGeorge StillBoard Member
Lynne DoughtieLynne DoughtieBoard Member
Christa DaviesChrista DaviesBoard Member
Skip BattleSkip BattleBoard Member

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