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About
Jon Ruggiero is Co-Founder and Chief Architect at Sol, an agentic HR system, and has 30 years of experience in enterprise software development, web applications, and databases across cloud, SaaS, and fintech. He previously served as chief technology officer at Ridgeline and as senior vice president and chief technology architect at Workday, where he was an early employee and led product incubation and innovation teams, and earlier held roles as a principal engineer at PeopleSoft and a senior consultant at Arthur Andersen. He holds a Bachelor of Science in computer science from Cornell University, is a named inventor on over 30 patents, and advises several enterprise startups.
Founder at Sol
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Experience
- SolCo-Founder and Chief Architectcurrent2026 — present
- RidgelineTechnology Advisorcurrent2026 — present
- RidgelineChief Technology Officer2022 — 2026
- RidgelineTechnology Advisor2018 — 2022
- WorkdaySenior Vice President2018 — 2021Pleasanton, California
- WorkdayChief Technology Architect2006 — 2018Pleasanton, CA
- WorkdaySenior Software Engineer2005 — 2006Pleasanton, California, United States
- ChiroTouchTechnology Advisor2017 — 2020
- OraclePrincipal Software Engineer2004 — 2005Pleasanton, CA
- PeopleSoft, Inc.Specialist Software Engineer1999 — 2004Pleasanton, CA
- Arthur AndersenSenior Consultant1998 — 1999New York, NY
- PeopleSoft, Inc.Performance Engineer1997 — 1998Pleasanton, CA
- PeopleSoft, Inc.DBA/System Administrator1996 — 1997Pleasanton, CA
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jon Ruggiero?
- Jon Ruggiero is Co-Founder and Chief Architect at Sol, an agentic HR system, and has 30 years of experience in enterprise software development, web applications, and databases across cloud, SaaS, and fintech. He previously served as chief technology officer at Ridgeline and as senior vice president and chief technology architect at Workday, where he was an early employee and led product incubation and innovation teams, and earlier held roles as a principal engineer at PeopleSoft and a senior consultant at Arthur Andersen. He holds a Bachelor of Science in computer science from Cornell University, is a named inventor on over 30 patents, and advises several enterprise startups.
- Where does Jon Ruggiero work?
- Jon Ruggiero is Founder of Sol.
- What companies did Jon Ruggiero found?
- Jon Ruggiero founded Sol.
- Where did Jon Ruggiero go to school?
- Jon Ruggiero studied at Cornell University (BS, Computer Science - College of Engineering).
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Same school
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Shared employers
Also worked at Sol2
Also worked at Ridgeline3
Also worked at Workday83
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