Leadership
Yogesh Gupta
Chief Executive Officer
A technologist at heart, Yogesh Gupta is passionate about how technology can improve lives — both for businesses and individuals. Since joining Progress in October 2016 as its President and Chief Executive Officer, he has accelerated innovation, launched new products, acquired six companies, strengthened the company’s market position and global customer relationships, and significantly improved operating margins and cash flow. Under Yogesh’s leadership, Progress launched its AI strategy in 2017, and today the company is powering AI experiences and infrastructure for 200,000+ organizations around the world that use its leading software products.
Prior to joining Progress, Yogesh was President and Chief Executive Officer at Kaseya, Inc., a private equity-backed software company providing IT management software solutions to managed service providers. Before Kaseya, he served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of FatWire Software, a VC-backed marketing automation software company. He led FatWire through the great recession and doubled its revenue over four years, leading to a successful exit to Oracle. A 30-year software industry veteran, Yogesh held several corporate officer roles at CA Technologies, including the role of Chief Technology Officer for five years and Chief Strategy Officer and head of M&A for two years.
A recognized expert in emerging technologies and industry trends as well as a published author, Yogesh holds a patent in the field of AI. He earned a Master’s Degree in Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin and a Bachelor’s Degree in Electronics Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras. He also serves on the boards of Trustees of Beth Israel Lahey Health System (BILH) and Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council (MTLC). Yogesh was named an Entrepreneur Of The Year® winner by Ernst & Young LLP in 2025.
Yogesh Gupta
Chief Executive Officer
A technologist at heart, Yogesh Gupta is passionate about how technology can improve lives — both for businesses and individuals. Since joining Progress in October 2016 as its President and Chief Executive Officer, he has accelerated innovation, launched new products, acquired six companies, strengthened the company’s market position and global customer relationships, and significantly improved operating margins and cash flow. Under Yogesh’s leadership, Progress launched its AI strategy in 2017, and today the company is powering AI experiences and infrastructure for 200,000+ organizations around the world that use its leading software products.
Prior to joining Progress, Yogesh was President and Chief Executive Officer at Kaseya, Inc., a private equity-backed software company providing IT management software solutions to managed service providers. Before Kaseya, he served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of FatWire Software, a VC-backed marketing automation software company. He led FatWire through the great recession and doubled its revenue over four years, leading to a successful exit to Oracle. A 30-year software industry veteran, Yogesh held several corporate officer roles at CA Technologies, including the role of Chief Technology Officer for five years and Chief Strategy Officer and head of M&A for two years.
A recognized expert in emerging technologies and industry trends as well as a published author, Yogesh holds a patent in the field of AI. He earned a Master’s Degree in Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin and a Bachelor’s Degree in Electronics Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras. He also serves on the boards of Trustees of Beth Israel Lahey Health System (BILH) and Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council (MTLC). Yogesh was named an Entrepreneur Of The Year® winner by Ernst & Young LLP in 2025.