Ryan Roslansky

Ryan Roslansky (born December 4, 1977) is an American entrepreneur who is the chief executive officer (CEO) of LinkedIn, a business-related social networking website, since June 2020. [2] He started with LinkedIn in 2009 and was instrumental in the $1.5 billion acquisition of Lynda.com in 2015, the largest acquisition in LinkedIn's history at that time.[3] In 2021, he was named to Forbes CEO Next list.[4]

Career

Roslansky left college in his sophomore year to focus full time on a company he and two roommates created. He became CEO of the company, Housing Media, and in 1999 it was acquired by USHousing.com.[3] He went to Yahoo!, where he met and worked under Jeff Weiner for five years. [2] After a short stint at Glam Media, Roslansky went to LinkedIn in 2009 as one of Weiner's first hires. Weiner named Roslansky his replacement as LinkedIn CEO on February 5, 2020.[5] In 2025, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced Roslansky would take on broader responsibilities overseeing the Microsoft Office productivity unit, as an Executive Vice President.[6]

LinkedIn

Roslansky joined the company in May 2009 and held leadership roles in every part of LinkedIn’s business. He led the evolution of LinkedIn’s products into a global ecosystem of more than 756 million members, 57 million companies, 120 thousand schools, and 38 thousand skills. He launched several new initiatives for the company including the Influencer program[7] (which includes Richard Branson, Arianna Huffington, and Bill Gates, among others,) and founded the editorial team which today boasts 75+ writers and editors.[8] In 2015, Roslansky was a key part of the $1.5 billion (~$ in ) acquisition of Lynda.com, the largest acquisition in LinkedIn's history at that time.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Microsoft and Linkedin pledged to upskill 25 million workers[9] and in 2021, has surpassed that number. However in 2025, LinkedIn admitted that skill certificates rarely pay off. [10][11]

In 2021, Roslansky partnered with John Kerry on an effort to address Climate Change through a focus on job creation.[12]

Open to Work

In 2026, Roslansky co-published a book with Aneesh Raman called Open to Work[13]: How to Get Ahead in the Age of AI focused on helping people navigate their careers in an AI world, published by Harper Collins[14]

The Path

In 2023, Roslansky launched The Path video series on LinkedIn where he interviews business leaders about their career paths. [15]

The Great Reshuffle

In 2021, Roslansky coined the term Great Reshuffle to describe talent shifts occurring through data on the LinkedIn platform.[16]

Other interests

Roslansky is on the board of trustees of the Paley Center for Media. [17] He was previously on the board of directors of Intuit,[18]

Personal life

Roslansky is married to a high-school teacher. They have three daughters.[3][19]