Workiva

Workiva Inc.

Type	Public
Traded as	NYSE: WK
Founded	2008
Headquarters	Ames, Iowa, USA
Key people	Matthew Rizai, CEO, Joseph H. Howell, EVP Michael Sellberg, CPO Jeffrey Trom, CTO Martin Vanderploeg, COO Stuart Miller, CFO Troy Calkins, CLO
Website	www.workiva.com

Workiva Inc. (NYSE:WK) created Wdesk, a cloud-based productivity platform for enterprises to collect, link, report and analyze business data with control and accountability. Wdesk’s proprietary word processing, spreadsheet and presentation applications are integrated and built upon a data management engine, offering synchronized data, controlled collaboration, granular permissions and a full audit trail. Workiva employs more than 950 people with offices in 16 cities. The company is headquartered in Ames, Iowa.

Company history

The company was founded in 2008 specializing in software as a service. Six members of the founding management team previously worked together to form Engineering Animation, Inc.^[1]

In 2010, the Workiva cloud-based SEC reporting solution was created and marketed to companies to change the way corporations collected and reported business data.

Products

The Wdesk product platform combines documents, spreadsheets, and presentations into one place that links data together. Wdesk keeps reporting information up to date and secure.^[2]

Compliance reporting:

WebFilings SEC Reporting
Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Reporting
SEDAR Reporting
Investor Relations
Mutual Funds
Section 16

Risk reporting:

Enterprise Risk Reporting
ORSA
Recovery and Resolution Plans
Stress Test Reporting
CCAR/Capital Planning

Management reporting:

Managerial Reporting
Board Reporting
Private Company

Sustainability reporting:

Data Management
Reporting
Review and Publish

The Workiva software is used in the financial, energy & utilities, transportation, technology, services, manufacturing, life sciences, entertainment, consumer goods and retail industries.^[3]

Operations and management

The company is headquartered in Ames, Iowa and has offices in Amsterdam, Netherlands; Boulder, Colorado; Bozeman, Montana; Chicago, Illinois; Columbus, Georgia; Dallas, Texas; Denver, Colorado; Miami, Florida; Missoula, Montana; New York, New York; Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario; Scottsdale, Arizona; and Seattle, Washington.^[4]

Matthew Rizai, former chairman and CEO of Engineering Animation, Inc., is chairman and CEO.^[5]

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