Board of Directors

Mike has served on Guidewire’s board of directors since 2019 and has been Chairman of our Board since March 2024. Since April 2019, he has served as chairman of Guidewire’s customer Strategic Advisory Councils. Mike has also served on the board of Encova Mutual Insurance Group since August 2020. From June 2001 to June 2018, Mike was the Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Nationwide Insurance and Financial Services. From January 1998 to May 2001, he served as Chief Technology Officer at JPMorgan Chase & Co. (formerly Bank One).

"When faced with any trade-off or decision, we make that decision based on what’s best for our customers. Thinking that way at every level of the company creates the customer-first culture that serves Guidewire and our stakeholders most effectively."

Mike Rosenbaum joined Guidewire as Chief Executive Officer in 2019 and has served on our board since then. Since Mike’s arrival, Guidewire has cemented its position as the leading cloud platform serving the P&C insurance industry, growing cloud adoption by over 500%, tripling cloud revenue, and expanding the Guidewire partner ecosystem to become the largest in P&C insurance. Mike’s focus on delivering value for customers, coupled with his “ship, shipmate, self” approach to prioritization, continue to shape the industry-leading platform, applications, and content trusted by insurers globally. Prior to Guidewire, Mike led product management and go-to-market strategy for core CRM products at Salesforce and served in the US Navy as a submarine officer. He has also served on the board of directors of Docusign, Inc. (NASDAQ: DOCU) since September 2025.

Mark has served on our Board since 2024. He was President and Chief Operating Officer of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRSK), an insurance industry data analytics and technology provider through 2023. Prior to that, Mark served as Verisk’s Chief Financial Officer from 2007 to 2016, leading the company through its 2009 IPO. Since 2023, he has been a member of the board of directors of TruBridge, Inc. (NASDAQ: TBRG), a healthcare solutions company. He currently serves as the chair of its audit committee and as a member of its compensation and innovation & technology committees. Mark has also served on the board of directors of RegEd, a RegTech solutions and compliance software provider for the financial services industry since 2025.

David has served on Guidewire’s board of directors since October 2022. He currently serves as Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Holding Ground Decision Intelligence LLC, which provides strategic technology assessment and diligence services for investment companies, boards, and executives, a position he has held since January 2020. From November 2014 to January 2020, David served as Managing Partner at Sand Hill East LLP and provided early-stage companies with go-to-market, product, security, technology, and operations advisory services. He also previously served as CTO at Asurion, and CISO at Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch.

Margie has served on Guidewire’s board of directors since 2019. From December 1993 to September 2017, she held various executive positions at Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, including Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Personal Insurance, and Executive Vice President and Chief Customer Officer, US Consumer Markets. Margie has also served on the board of directors of White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd since May 2021, and the board of Hi Marley since February 2022.

Cathy has served on Guidewire’s board of directors since 2019. She has also served on the board of directors of Cirrus Logic Inc. since 2020 and on the board of Infleqtion since 2023. From 2016 to 2021, Cathy served on the board of IPG Photonics; from 2006 to 2022 she was on the board of Lam Research; from 2013 to 2016, she served on the board of Fairchild Semiconductor International; and from 1989 to 2002 and 2004 to 2016 she was on the board of SanDisk. From June 1992 to December 2018, Cathy was an angel investor and financial consultant to early-stage technology companies via her company Lego Ventures, where she served as the principal. Cathy previously practiced as a CPA with Coopers & Lybrand (now PricewaterhouseCoopers).

Rajani has served on Guidewire’s board of directors since June 2021. She is currently a director and an advisor/investor to several public and private technology companies in the AI, VR, blockchain, IMU/sensor, BIM technology space. Since October 2021, she has served on the board of Hayden AI, a smart city solutions provider that developed the world’s first autonomous traffic management platform. Since May 2023, she has served on the board of Sportradar, a public company that is the world's leading sports technology company, at the intersection between sports, media and betting. Previously, she has served on the board of companies such as Faro Technologies, ESI and Cloudcherry. From June 2000 to March 2014, Rajani held a variety of leadership roles at Salesforce, most recently Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President – Technology and Products.

Jeff has served on our Board since January 2025. He was the Chief Executive Officer of Global Payments Inc. (NYSE: GPN), a leading worldwide provider of software solutions and payments technology, from October 2013 to June 2023. Prior to that, he was Global Payment’s president from June 2010 to September 2013. Between September 1998 and May 2010, he held various executive positions at Goldman Sachs, including as worldwide head of the financial technology group and partner. With Goldman, Mr. Sloan focused on mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance, and he pioneered the development of the firm’s financial technology practice in investment banking. He has also served on the boards of directors of Corpay (NYSE: CPAY) since July 2013, NCR Voyix (NYSE: VYX) since March 2025, and Verifone, Inc. since June 2025.