Rob Hull, founder of Adaptive Insights - Spindle AI
Rob Hull, founder of Adaptive Insights - Spindle AI

Rob Hull

Rob Hull

Founder & Ex-Chairman, Adaptive Insights (acquired by Workday)

Founder & Ex-Chairman, Adaptive Insights (acquired by Workday)

Robert S. Hull was founder and chairman of Adaptive Insights, today known as Workday Adaptive, an easy-to-use SaaS solution for corporate performance management and multidimensional business planning. The $1.55 billion acquisition of Adaptive by Workday in 2018 was the company’s largest-ever acquisition at that time.

Prior to founding Adaptive Insights, Mr. Hull served as CFO of Moody’s Risk Management Solutions, CFO of LoopNet (NASDAQ: LOOP) through its IPO, and CEO of ChemTracker. He later served as Executive Chairman of intelligent FP&A software firm Arithmix alongside former Anaplan CEO and co-founder Guy Haddleton, and as Interim CEO (now Executive Chairman) of FP&A firm Jirav.

Mr. Hull recently retired from the Board of Tesorio, a connected financial operations platform backed by Madrona, First Round, and Floodgate, and now serves as an adviser to several early stage SaaS companies focused on financial and analytical solutions, including Spindle AI. He holds a BA in Economics from Stanford University.