Who was LinkedIn's CEO before Ryan Roslansky?

LinkedIn's CEO before Ryan Roslansky was Jeff Weiner. Weiner joined LinkedIn in 2008 as interim president and became CEO in 2009, helping guide the company through rapid growth, its 2011 initial public offering, and its eventual acquisition by Microsoft.

Weiner announced in February 2020 that he would step down as CEO and become LinkedIn's executive chairman. Ryan Roslansky, then a senior product leader and one of Weiner's early hires, succeeded him as CEO in June 2020. That transition is the specific leadership change referred to in the question.

A common mix-up is Reid Hoffman, who co-founded LinkedIn and served as its founding chairman, but was not the CEO immediately before Roslansky. Eric Ly was also a co-founder and LinkedIn's first chief technology officer. Mike Volpi was an early investor and board member, not the predecessor in the CEO role.