Instructure, Inc. announced that the Board of Directors has appointed the company President, Dan Goldsmith, as Chief Executive Officer, effective January 1, 2019. On that date, Josh Coates will transition from his role as CEO to Executive Chairman of the Board. Goldsmith has also been appointed to the Board.

Goldsmith joined Instructure as President in June 2018, after spending eight years as a senior executive at Veeva Systems, a cloud-based software provider for the global life sciences industries. He was one of the first 50 employees at Veeva, where he helped lead the company through successful growth to over 2,000 employees, nearly $1 billion in revenue, with profitability. During his eight years at Veeva, Goldsmith served as executive vice president of global accounts, chief strategy officer, and as general manager, Europe, and emerging markets.

Prior to his time at Veeva, Goldsmith held leadership positions at Accenture, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and IBM.