Ryan Roslansky (born December 4, 1977 in South Lake Tahoe, California) is an American entrepreneur. He is the

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(CEO) of

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, a business-related

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website, since June 2020 stepping up from his previous position as Senior Vice President. He started with

in 2009 and was instrumental in the $1.5 billion acquisition of Lynda.com in 2015, the largest acquisition in LinkedIn's history at that time. In 2021, he was named to Forbes CEO Next list. Ryan Roslansky Talent Connect

Career

Roslansky left college in his sophomore year to focus full time on the company he and two roommates created. He became CEO of the company, Housing Media, and in 1999 it was acquired by USHousing.com. He went to

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, where he met and worked under

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for five years. After a short stint at Glam Media, Roslansky went to

in 2009 as one of Weiner's first hires.

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named Roslansky his replacement as

CEO on February 5, 2020.

In June 2020, Roslansky was named CEO of LinkedIn, replacing predecessor

. Ryan joined the company in May 2009 and held leadership roles in every part of LinkedIn’s business. He led the evolution of LinkedIn’s products into a global ecosystem of more than 756 million members, 57 million companies, 120 thousand schools, and 38 thousand skills. He launched several new initiatives for the company including the Influencer program (which includes

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, Arianna Huffington, and Bill Gates, among others,) and founded the editorial team which today boasts 75+ writers and editors. In 2015, Roslansky was a key part of the $1.5 billion acquisition of Lynda.com, the largest acquisition in LinkedIn's history at that time. In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, Microsoft and Linkedin pledged to upskill 25 million workers and in 2021, has surpassed that number. In 2021, Roslansky partnered with

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on an effort to address

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through a focus on job creation.

The Great Reshuffle

In 2021, Roslansky coined the term Great Reshuffle to describe talent shifts occurring through data on the

platform.

Other interests

Roslansky is an investor and advisor to companies including

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, UserTesting, Deal.com, Cricket Health, Darwin Homes, Fortella, ScoreBeyond, and more. He is also on the board of directors of

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