Matthew Rizai

Matthew Rizai, Chairman and CEO, Workiva Inc.

Life and education

Rizai holds a PhD in mechanical engineering from Michigan State University and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Career

Rizai was Chairman and CEO of the [1][2] Engineering Animation, Inc. (EAI). Rizai was credited with turning EAI into a highly innovative and profitable enterprise that created leading-edge software for the design and manufacturing productivity arena. Matt led EAI’s successful IPO in 1996 as well as its sale to Unigraphics Solutions (UGS) in 2000.[3]

Prior to EAI, Rizai was the co-founder of Computer Aided Design Software, Inc. He was also a research engineer at General Motors Research Labs. Rizai is a Board Member of the Stafford Development Companies.

Rizai is a well-known leader of technology firms for more than two decades, and is quoted as an expert source in business books.[4]

Workiva

Matthew Rizai co-founded Workiva in 2008 and currently serves as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Workiva (NYSE:WK) created Wdesk, a cloud-based productivity platform for enterprises to collect, link, report and analyze business data with control and accountability. Thousands of organizations, including over 65% of the Fortune 500, use Wdesk for risk, compliance or management reporting.[5]

Rizai is known for his ability to build a collaborative culture that fosters the high level of innovation that is critical to successfully scaling technology firms.[6]

Workiva was named Top 20 Government, Risk and Compliance Solution Providers of 2014 by CIO Review Magazine[7]

In 2015, Workiva took home the honor of Top Enterprise Risk Management Solution Providers; also awarded by CIO Review Magazine [8]

References

  1. ↑ "Say it with animation". Forbes. Retrieved 2015-10-23.
  2. ↑ Archived October 16, 2006 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ "01/12/98 MATTHEW M. RIZAI". Businessweek.com. 1997-12-30. Retrieved 2015-10-23.
  4. ↑ Archived October 30, 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ "Workiva Announces Customer and Partner Milestones, Mobile Expansion and Award as It Rings The Closing Bell(R) at the New York Stock Exchange". Marketwired.com. Retrieved 2015-10-23.
  6. ↑ "Workiva opens new Ames campus". Desmoinesregister.com. 2014-10-02. Retrieved 2015-10-23.
  7. ↑ "Workiva: Making Complex Reporting Easy". Grc.cioreview.com. Retrieved 2015-10-23.
  8. ↑ "CIOReview magazine cover". Magazine.cioreview.com. Retrieved 2015-10-23.

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