Which CEO of LinkedIn led the company from 2008 to 2020?

Jeff Weiner was the CEO of LinkedIn from 2008 to 2020. He first joined LinkedIn as an interim president in 2008 and became its permanent chief executive later that year, succeeding founder Reid Hoffman in the role.

Under Weiner, LinkedIn expanded from a professional networking site into a major platform for recruiting, online learning, job listings, and business publishing. The company went public in 2011, and Microsoft acquired LinkedIn in 2016 for approximately $26.2 billion. Weiner remained CEO after the acquisition, with LinkedIn operating as a Microsoft subsidiary.

A common mix-up is confusing Weiner with Reid Hoffman, who founded LinkedIn and served as its founding CEO before becoming executive chairman. Another is Ryan Roslansky, who succeeded Weiner as CEO in 2020. Weiner later became LinkedIn’s executive chairman, while Roslansky took over day-to-day leadership.