Bill McDermott

CEO

Santa Clara, California, United States38 yrs 7 mos experience
Highly StableAI Enabled

Key Highlights

  • Tripled ServiceNow's revenues in three years.
  • Led ambitious AI initiatives in enterprise software.
  • Serves on multiple influential boards.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS executive with a strong focus on AI and enterprise software leadership.

Contact

Skills

Core Skills

LeadershipStrategySaas

Other Skills

Enterprise SoftwareManagementBusiness IntelligenceBusiness DevelopmentCloud ComputingERPProject ManagementStrategic PartnershipsSalesAI

About

Bill McDermott is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ServiceNow – the company with the fastest organic growth in the history of enterprise software. Since Bill joined in late 2019, ServiceNow has more than tripled full-year revenues, while landing on the Fortune 500 list for three consecutive years. Over the past 6 years Bill and the ServiceNow engineering team have led the most ambitious Agentic AI roadmap in the enterprise software industry. Under his leadership, ServiceNow has become the AI control tower for business reinvention – connecting people, process, data, and devices. He has united all 29k+ ServiceNow employees under one aspiration: to become the AI Defining Enterprise Software Company of the 21st Century. Before ServiceNow, he was CEO of SAP, the largest European software company. During his tenure, SAP's market value increased from $39 billion to $175 billion. Author of the National Bestseller, Winners Dream, Bill is known for his relentless focus on customer relationships. He is one of the most admired leaders in business, with a successful career spanning iconic brands such as Xerox, Gartner, and Siebel Systems. Currently, Bill serves on the board of directors of Figma, Intuit (effective Aug. 2026), and Zoom.

Experience

Figma

Board Member

Jul 2025Present · 8 mos

Servicenow

3 roles

Chairman and CEO

Oct 2022Present · 3 yrs 5 mos

LeadershipStrategySaaSEnterprise SoftwareManagementBusiness Intelligence+6

Board Member

Nov 2019Present · 6 yrs 4 mos

President and CEO

Nov 2019Oct 2022 · 2 yrs 11 mos

Zoom

Board Member

Mar 2022Present · 4 yrs

Fisker inc

Board Member

Sep 2020Apr 2023 · 2 yrs 7 mos

Secureworks

Board Member

Apr 2016Oct 2019 · 3 yrs 6 mos · Greater Atlanta Area

Sap

CEO

Jan 2010Oct 2019 · 9 yrs 9 mos

Ansys, inc.

Board Member

Jul 2007Oct 2019 · 12 yrs 3 mos

Under armour

Board Member

Aug 2005Oct 2019 · 14 yrs 2 mos · Baltimore, Maryland Area

Gartner

President

Jan 2000Jan 2001 · 1 yr

Xerox

Division President and Corporate Officer

Jan 1983Jan 2000 · 17 yrs

Education

Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

The Wharton School

Executive Development Program

Dowling College

Bachelor's degree

Stackforce found 100+ more professionals with Leadership & Strategy

Explore similar profiles based on matching skills and experience