Udemy Appoints Rob Rosenthal as Chief Revenue Officer

Udemy (Nasdaq: UDMY), a leading online skills marketplace and learning platform, today announced it has appointed Rob Rosenthal as Chief Revenue Officer to lead Udemy Business, effective June 3, 2024. Rosenthal brings over 25 years of experience in the software industry, helping high-growth organizations accelerate revenues while scaling globally.

Rosenthal will report directly to Udemy’s President and CEO, Greg Brown, and will oversee the entire Udemy Business team. In this role, Rosenthal will have global responsibility for Udemy Business’ enterprise sales strategy, with a focus on driving sustainable growth through acquiring new customers, deepening relationships with existing customers, and expanding into new geographies.

“Rob is a proven sales leader with deep expertise and a unique skill set that is the right fit to usher Udemy Business through its next stage of growth,” said Udemy President and CEO Greg Brown. “We are seeing strong demand globally as it is more critical than ever for enterprises to continuously develop the skills of their workforce, particularly as generative AI is accelerating the pace of change and evolving the way we work. Rob has successfully led global go-to-market teams through significant revenue growth and has a proven track record for establishing new routes to market and strengthening existing revenue streams. I am confident in Rob’s ability to expand Udemy’s market presence and capture the significant opportunity ahead of us.”

Prior to joining Udemy, Rosenthal served as Chief Revenue Officer at Bloomreach, a global digital commerce company. During his tenure from 2020 to 2024, he was instrumental in tripling the organization's revenue. His strategies focused on scaling operations and expanding the company’s international presence. Before that, he spent five years at Adobe in various senior leadership roles, where he contributed significantly to scaling the Americas enterprise business revenue from $1 billion to $2 billion. He was instrumental in transforming the organization’s approach from a point solution to a platform solution selling motion, while also enhancing operational efficiency. Earlier in his career, Rosenthal was Senior Vice President of Sales and General Manager for a large business within SAP. Under his leadership, the business consistently experienced more than 40% annual revenue growth.