Workiva Inc. has announced the appointment of Barbara Larson as their new chief financial officer. To help the company sharpen its financial strategy and achieve operational excellence. According to the company, Larson will be coming in part of the leadership team expansion on January 20, 2026.
Larson is coming to Workiva with a wide range of experience over two decades in the area of financial leadership. She was most recently the CFO of SentinelOne, where she was in charge of finance and accounting departments. Earlier on, she had been in charge of the financial department at Workday as a Chief Financial Officer. Had been providing business strategy and product development advisory services.
“Barbara is a seasoned financial leader with a proven track record, & we are thrilled to welcome her to the Workiva team. Her experience is especially relevant as we continue to focus on profitable growth,” said Julie Iskow, CEO, Workiva. “Barbara’s expertise will be a key asset in helping Workiva’s customers leverage AI for financial transformation. While building trust and transparency with stakeholders.”
As a leader, Larson will be responsible for the oversight of financial strategy and operations of Workiva while the organization. Is getting ready for the rapid global growth and the expansion of the use of its secure, audit-ready, AI-powered platform. She will work closely with the company’s leadership team to implement essential operational rigor across the organization effectively.
Barbara Larson, incoming CFO of Workiva, expressed her enthusiasm for the role.
“I am incredibly excited to join Workiva at this significant moment in its growth trajectory. The CFO community recognizes that the need for connected data to power transparency and trust has never been greater, and as a Workiva user. I believe their platform is uniquely positioned to address this massive global market opportunity.”
“I look forward to partnering with Julie. He leadership team to drive sustainable growth while delivering increasing value to our customers and shareholders.”
Before her work at SentinelOne and Workday, Larson was in charge of executive finance at VMware, TIBCO Software, and Symantec. She is also a member of the board of directors at Equifax. Workiva also made an announcement that Julie Iskow will perform. The role of Interim CFO from December 27, 2025, until the day Larson comes in.
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Source: Businesswire
