Dennis Woodside

Dennis Woodside (born 1969) is an American businessman who is president and CEO of Freshworks. Before joining Freshworks in 2022, he was president of Impossible Foods from March 2019 until August 2022. He previously was the chief operating officer of Dropbox from April 2014 until December 2018. He was an advisor to Dropbox from September through December 2018.

Early life and education Woodside grew up in Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Cornell University in 1991, where he rowed and earned two varsity letters. He then went to Stanford Law School, graduating in 1995.

Career After graduating from Stanford Law, he was selected for a clerkship on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit for Judge Dennis Jacobs.

In May 2012, Woodside succeeded Sanjay Jha as CEO of Motorola Mobility, where he worked until April 2014.

Woodside was on the board of ServiceNow from April 2018 until August 2022. He was on the board of the American Red Cross from 2016 to 2022.

From 2019 to 2022, Woodside was the president of Impossible Foods. He first joined Freshworks in 2022 as president, leading the company’s global business operations and strategy.

Personal life

Woodside is a triathlon enthusiast and 15-time Ironman Triathlon finisher, with personal best of 9:22 at the Arizona Ironman in 2016. He got 2nd place in his age group, which qualified him for the Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii in October 2017. Woodside met his wife when they attended Stanford Law School together. They have two children and two cats.