Our Leaders

John Borland

Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder

John Borland is Chief Executive Officer of Perceptyx, where he leads company strategy and daily business operations. In this role, John is the steward of Perceptyx’s mission to be trusted by the world’s leading organizations, helping them leverage their people and business data to create positive employee experiences and greater organizational success.

Since co-founding Perceptyx in 2003, John has worked in nearly every area of the company’s business. Creating an environment where people can thrive has been one of John’s primary goals in building Perceptyx. He is both the company’s historian and visionary, lending a unique hands-on “operator perspective” that emphasizes the importance of innovation, collaboration, and culture across the business. Before being named CEO in 2017, John served as Perceptyx’s Chief Operating Officer. His successful track record in driving significant business growth and product investment helped Perceptyx become the acknowledged industry leader in delivering people analytics at enterprise scale.

John is deeply passionate about the relationship between employees feeling empowered to share their voice and knowing they’ve been heard, and the impact on advancing successful world-class organizations. He is proud of the role Perceptyx plays in helping great companies, including ABInBev, Ascension Healthcare, Citi, FedEx, Hitachi, and more than 625 other organizations across the globe achieve greater success by providing a better employee experience.

A native Californian, John and his wife have been married for 23 years and have five children. In his free time, John enjoys relaxing on the water with family and friends or building something new in his workshop. He holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration and management from California Polytechnic State University.

Jon Nguyen

Chief Financial Officer

As the Chief Financial Officer for Perceptyx, Inc, Jon is accountable for the daily operations of the company. Jon oversees performance measures for the delivery team, and plays an active role in setting the tone and direction of the business. Jon dedicates a significant portion of his time towards paving the way for future system enhancements to meet emerging client needs.

Jon is instrumental in fostering employee alignment throughout the business, allocating resources to meet strategic goals, improving efficiency and maximizing quality. Jon brings deep technical know-how regarding the system, which is coupled alongside strong leadership skills. Combined with his academic background in Business Management, Jon provides a constant source of thought leadership.

The sheer number of clients that Jon has worked with means that he brings a unique perspective on the industry. For example, Jon has partnered with companies such as: Proctor & Gamble, Johnson & Johnson, Dell, NBCUniversal, Microsoft, and many more.