Jim Stratton
Jim Stratton is chief technology officer at Workday, responsible for the strategic direction of the company’s technology and for driving architectural consistency across the Products and Technology organizations.
Since joining Workday in 2013, Jim has served in various leadership roles, most recently as chief technology architect. In this role, he oversaw various cross-platform initiatives and provided technical oversight of key acquisition opportunities. Prior to Workday, Jim held various positions at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory where he worked for over a decade.
Jim holds a master of business administration degree from the University of Maryland, a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from Johns Hopkins University, and a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Cornell University.
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