A leadership team with vision

Our executives lead by example and guide us to accomplish great things every day. With experience across industries, their breadth and depth of expertise enable us to solve problems, realize our vision, and better serve our customers—and each other.

Erin Gajdalo Erin Gajdalo

Chief Executive Officer

Erin Gajdalo

Erin Gajdalo

Chief Executive Officer
Bio

Erin Gajdalo is Chief Executive Officer at Pluralsight. In this role Erin is responsible for setting the company's vision and strategic direction and leading its execution and growth as Pluralsight helps organizations and people around the world transform with technology.

Erin joined Pluralsight in 2024 and served as Chief Operating Officer before becoming CEO. Prior to Pluralsight, she was Chief Delivery Officer at Avantax, leading the execution of the company's most critical priorities to transform the business and prepare it for eventual sale. She previously served as Avantax's SVP of Operational Performance and Vice President of Data, Analytics and Machine Learning. Before Avantax, Erin held several roles at LPL Financial, including SVP, Business & Human Intelligence, SVP, Business Management, and VP, Insurance Operations.

With more than 15 years of experience building and transforming companies across a multitude of industries, Erin is passionate about leading corporate transformations, optimizing growth, and improving the customer experience. She is known for driving performance through standardized execution practices and performance measurement, and for building advanced analytics capabilities that deliver outsized revenue growth.

Erin obtained a BA in English from UCLA.

Michael Ross Michael Ross

Chief Product Officer 

Michael Ross

Michael Ross

Chief Product Officer 
Bio

Michael Ross is Chief Product Officer at Pluralsight. In this role Michael is responsible for driving innovation and content direction across Pluralsight’s products.

Prior to joining Pluralsight in 2026, Michael most recently served as Chief Strategy and Product Officer at Trintech, where he drove innovation and helped scale the business through product transformation and acquisitions. He has also held leadership roles at ECi Software Solutions and Lakeview Technology (now called Precisely).

Michael brings 25 years of product leadership at commercial software companies, accelerating growth, innovation, and investor value across fintech and enterprise software. He has deep experience leading product organizations through transformation and partnering with C-suite teams to deliver value for investors and stakeholders. Michael is passionate about building global, cross-functional teams and delivering outsized outcomes in complex, rapidly evolving markets.

Michael obtained a BA in Economics from Vanderbilt University.

Aaron Gordon Aaron Gordon

Chief Customer Operations Officer

Aaron Gordon

Aaron Gordon

Chief Customer Operations Officer
Bio

Aaron Gordon is Chief Customer Operations Officer at Pluralsight. In this role Aaron is responsible for leading Customer Success, Professional Services, Revenue Operations, and Global Customer Support with a focus on customer experience, retention, renewals, and expansion.

Prior to joining Pluralsight in 2026, Aaron most recently served as President of Hornor, Townsend & Kent. He has also held senior leadership roles at Lincoln Financial, Edelman Financial, and LPL Financial.

Aaron brings more than 20 years of senior leadership experience across customer-facing operations, sales consulting, relationship management, and organizational transformation. He is known for building and scaling customer-facing and growth organizations, leading operational transformation, and partnering across functions to improve the consistency and quality of client experiences.

Aaron obtained an MBA from the University of St. Thomas and BA in Economics from University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Mathew Ellis Mathew Ellis

Chief Financial Officer

Mathew Ellis

Mathew Ellis

Chief Financial Officer
Bio

Mathew Ellis is Chief Financial Officer at Pluralsight. In this role Mathew is responsible for leading the company's financial and accounting functions.

Prior to joining Pluralsight in 2025, Mathew held multiple senior leadership roles at Accel Entertainment, including Chief Financial Officer of Accel Entertainment, Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategy, and Vice President of Operational Strategy. Mathew also held roles at Transworld Systems Inc. and Deloitte.

Mathew brings over 15 years of experience leading finance teams. His expertise spans financial planning and analysis, M&A strategy, treasury, accounting, and investor relations.

Mathew obtained a BA and a Master of Accounting degree from the University of Michigan.

Beckey Woodard Cole Beckey Woodard Cole

Chief People Officer

Beckey Woodard Cole

Beckey Woodard Cole

Chief People Officer
Bio

Beckey Woodard Cole is Chief People Officer at Pluralsight. In this role Beckey is responsible for leading all aspects of Pluralsight's people strategy and operations.

Prior to joining Pluralsight in 2024, Beckey most recently served as Chief Human Resources Officer at Avantax where she led people-centered transformations that improved company culture and team member retention. Under her leadership, Avantax earned its first "Great Place to Work" certification and achieved a 20-point increase in scores measuring team member satisfaction with company culture. Before Avantax, Beckey held multiple senior leadership roles at Folience.

With over 20 years of strategic human resources experience, Beckey is a results-driven leader with a history of driving organization and culture transformations, modernizing HR organizations, and upskilling teams.

Beckey obtained a BBA from Mount Mercy University.

Matthew Forkner Matthew Forkner

Chief Legal Officer

Matthew Forkner

Matthew Forkner

Chief Legal Officer
Bio

Matthew Forkner is Chief Legal Officer at Pluralsight. In this role Matt is responsible for Pluralsight's global legal activities and policies, as well as risk management, corporate ethics and social responsibility, compliance, and regulatory affairs.

Matt joined Pluralsight in March 2018 from GoDaddy, where he served as Deputy General Counsel. Prior to GoDaddy, he practiced law at prominent Silicon Valley law firms Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati and Fenwick & West.

For more than 20 years Matt has advised and represented financial institutions and corporations worldwide on corporate governance, complex corporate transactions, and capital markets offerings, bringing deep expertise in both law and business.

Matt obtained a JD from the University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law and a BS in Business Administration from the University of Montana.

Jamie Roberts Jamie Roberts

Chief Marketing Officer

Jamie Roberts

Jamie Roberts

Chief Marketing Officer
Bio

Jamie Roberts is Chief Marketing Officer at Pluralsight. In this role Jamie is responsible for leading Pluralsight's global marketing organization, including brand, demand generation, product and content marketing, field marketing, and digital experience.

Prior to joining Pluralsight in 2026, Jamie most recently served as Vice President of Marketing for Quality Cloud and QualityOne at Veeva Systems where she was responsible for product marketing, demand generation, field marketing, customer, content marketing, analyst relations, AR, PR & comms. Before Veeva, she held roles at RealPage, Lucernex and Sabre Airline Solutions.

Jamie is a results-driven go-to-market executive with more than 15 years of technology and business experience. Her expertise spans B2B SaaS growth, global product launches, transformation and change management, positioning and messaging, and integrating acquisitions. She is passionate about building high-performing, global cross-functional teams and serving as a trusted C-suite advisor who aligns marketing, sales, and product to accelerate revenue growth.

Jamie obtained an MBA from University of Texas-Dallas and a BBA in Business and Journalism from Baylor University.

Brad Nagy Brad Nagy

EVP of North America & APAC Revenue

Brad Nagy

Brad Nagy

EVP of North America & APAC Revenue
Bio

Brad Nagy is EVP of North America and APAC Revenue at Pluralsight. In this role Brad leads Pluralsight's North America and APAC revenue organization, driving sales growth and strategic account management across both regions.

Brad joined Pluralsight in 2021 and has progressed through a series of sales leadership roles, including Enterprise Account Manager, Enterprise Sales Director, Vice President of Sales for Strategic accounts in North America, and Senior Vice President of Sales for Enterprise and Strategic. Prior to Pluralsight, he was a Regional Vice President of Sales at Skillsoft.

Brad is a seasoned enterprise technology sales leader committed to outstanding client success. His strengths include strategic-level, solution selling, SaaS, building and managing go-to-market organizations and scaling sales operational processes.

Brad obtained a BA in Business Administration from Northeastern University in Boston.

Mark Wynne Mark Wynne

EVP EMEA Revenue

Mark Wynne

Mark Wynne

EVP EMEA Revenue
Bio

Mark Wynne is EVP of EMEA Revenue and Global Strategic Accounts at Pluralsight. In this role Mark is responsible for leading Pluralsight's revenue organization across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa as well as our largest clients Globally.

Mark joined Pluralsight in 2018, one of the founding members of the EMEA Headquarters in Dublin. Joining as Vice President of Commercial Sales Mark progressed to his current position leading revenue for the region as well as managing teams in the US as part of the Global Strategic motion. Mark previously held several roles at Symantec.

Mark is a data and target-driven leader who specializes in building exceptional team culture, mentoring leaders at every level. His strengths include enterprise software and SaaS sales, solution selling, and sales leadership, and he is passionate about learning and coaching.

Mark obtained a BA in Business Technology, IT and Telecommunications from the University of Limerick. He also holds qualifications in Psychology, Business & Personal Coaching.

David Matthew David Matthew

SVP Corporate Strategy

David Matthew

David Matthew

SVP Corporate Strategy
Bio

David Matthew is SVP of Corporate Strategy at Pluralsight. In this role David is responsible for shaping Pluralsight's corporate strategy, leading strategic initiatives, and driving operational alignment to accelerate growth and long-term value.

David joined Pluralsight in 2024 and has progressed through a series of leadership roles including Chief of Staff, VP of Strategic Operations, and VP of Corporate Strategy. Prior to joining Pluralsight, he held senior leadership roles at Avantax. David brings more than a decade of experience across management consulting, corporate strategy, and executive leadership, partnering with C-suite teams to drive transformation and performance improvement. He is passionate about aligning strategy with execution, building high-performing teams, and delivering measurable impact.

David obtained a BA from Baylor University, an MS in Public Policy from The University of Edinburgh, and an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University.