Kinnari Desai

Kinnari Desai is the current Head of Corporate Finance at Workday. Kinnari has over 20 years of experience in finance and accounting. Prior to joining Workday, they were the Head of Corporate FP&A at Veeva Systems from November 2016 to May 2018. In this role, they were responsible for scaling the Corporate FP&A function to support a growing business, leading the management and consolidation of annual planning process, interim forecasts, and owning internal management and board reporting. On the operational side, they supported leaders of the Professional Services business, Product lines of business, and R&D and G&A functions. Kinnari also was responsible for enhancing and shaping the FP&A systems infrastructure.

From May 2003 to October 2016, Kinnari served as the Director of Finance for Corporate FP&A and Product Performance at Xilinx. In this role, they were responsible for the financial planning and analysis for all of Xilinx’s product lines and corporate functions. Kinnari also led a team of finance professionals who provided support to Xilinx’s product line managers.

Prior to joining Xilinx, Kinnari was an Accounting Manager at Shah & Co. from June 1996 to June 2000. In this role, they were responsible for managing the accounting and finance functions for Shah & Co.’s clients.

Kinnari has a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Mumbai University and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).

Kinnari Desai has an MBA in Finance & Information Systems from Santa Clara University, an MMS in Business Management and Finance from K.J.Somaiya Institute of Management Studies, a B.Com in Accounting & Business from University of Mumbai, and a Diploma in Business Finance from Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India.

Some of their coworkers include John Bruno - VP, Global Real Estate, the Workplace and Safety, Kae Jain - VP, Finance, and Philippa Lawrence - VP & Chief Accounting Officer. Some direct reports include Jerome Chua - Director Corporate Finance, Linh Nguyen Seymour - Finance Director, M&A and Technical Accounting. Their manager is Robynne Sisco, Co-President.