Pluralsight names Goyal as president/COO

Pluralsight, a Draper-based technology workforce development company, has announced the appointment of Somit Goyal as president and chief operating officer. Reporting to Pluralsight co-founder and CEO Aaron Skonnard, Goyal will be responsible for overseeing the development and execution of Pluralsight’s strategy across core product and go-to-market organizations in support of the company’s growth, the company said.{mprestriction ids="1,3"}

“Somit’s deep, proven expertise across business leadership, sales strategy and operations and product management is the perfect match for Pluralsight in our next chapter of growth,” said Skonnard. “His passion for driving continuous success for all business stakeholders combined with his technology and SaaS background will help us meet the evolving needs of our customers as we continue to empower large enterprises around the world to advance their technology workforce. An exceptional leader and ultimate team player, I’m so excited to welcome Somit to Pluralsight.”

“The technology skills gap is a growing problem for businesses and government agencies around the globe. I look forward to bringing my expertise to help our customers close these skills gaps, drive innovation, and compete in a digital world,” said Goyal. “I am thrilled with the opportunity to join Pluralsight and contribute to the company’s mission of advancing the world’s technology workforce.”

Goyal brings more than 20 years of experience in enterprise and consumer software in various functions across sales, customer success and business strategy to Pluralsight. He comes to Pluralsight after spending more than a decade at Microsoft in various leadership roles, most recently as general manager of modern work. In that role, he led global sales for Microsoft’s productivity, collaboration and employee experience product suites as well as the Surface family of devices.

Prior to Microsoft, Goyal held product development, product management and strategy roles across companies like SAP, Oracle and AOL. He holds an electrical engineering degree from Indian Institute of Technology and an MBA in marketing and strategy from international business school INSEAD.{/mprestriction}