Notion Leadership Team & Executives
Ivan Zhao is the CEO of Notion. GetLatka tracks 17 people at Notion — 3 founders, 17 executives — with job titles, tenure and LinkedIn profiles.
Who is the CEO of Notion?
Ivan Zhao
CEO
I am Ivan Zhao, cofounder/designer of Notion, a unified tool for docs, wikis, and tasks. We just launched the 1.0 a couple weeks ago, which you can play with the web/Mac app at notion.so (and we are hiring!) To give you some background, our goal with Notion is to create the general purpose work tool for a post-file, post-MS Office world. My cofounder and I often joke that this was like the "hot startup topic" of the 90s. Unfortunately, tools for knowledge workers haven't advanced much since then. The state of art is either Google Docs/Quip/Dropbox Paper (multiplayer WordPerfect), or rigid SAAS apps (forms + a table+ some buttons). To end users, all the knowledge and workflows are trapped in different "silos", the best people can do is to duct-tape everything together, previously with emails, nowadays with Slack, Notion is our creation to challenge this status quo of "software as silos". Before tech, I seriously considered a career in photography, as well as academia (cognitive science).
LinkedIn profileWho founded Notion?
Notion was founded by Ivan Zhao, Simon Last and Akshay Kothari in 2013.
Notion executives and key employees
| Name | Title | Position | Location | Start Date | End Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Zhao | CEO | Founder, CEO | - | Sign up to view | - | - | |
| Mitch Kitamura | Board Member | Board Member | - | mi***@dnx.vc | - | - | - |
| Simon Last | Co-Founder | Founder | - | Sign up to view | - | - | |
| Akshay Kothari | Co-Founder | Founder | - | Sign up to view | - | - | |
| Shana Fisher | Investor | Non-CEO | - | sh***@3kvc.com | - | - | - |
| Ram Shriram | Investor | Non-CEO | - | in***@sherpalo.com | - | - | - |
| Josh Kopelman | Investor | Non-CEO | - | jk***@firstround.com | - | - | - |
| Lachy Groom | Investor | Non-CEO | - | Sign up to view | - | - | - |
| Elad Gil | Investor | Non-CEO | - | el***@color.com | - | - | - |
| Sarah Cannon | Investor | Non-CEO | - | sc***@coatue.com | - | - | - |
| Daniel Gross | Investor | Non-CEO | - | d***@dcgross.com | - | - | - |
| Ronny Conway | Investor | Non-CEO | - | ro***@acapital.com | - | - | - |
| Caryn Marooney | Investor | Non-CEO | - | cm***@coatue.com | - | - | |
| Mike Vernal | Investor | Non-CEO | - | mv***@sequoiacap.com | - | - | |
| Naval Ravikant | Investor | Non-CEO | - | na***@angel.co | - | - | - |
| Aydin Senkut | Investor | Non-CEO | - | ay***@felicis.com | - | - | - |
| Toshi Otani | Board Member | Board Member | - | to***@translinkcapital.com | - | - | - |
Notion team size and headcount
Notion grew from 148 employees in 2020 to 1,000 in 2025.
- Team size (2025)
- 1K
How to contact Notion
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, California, United States
- Website
- notion.com
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Frequently asked questions about Notion
Who is the CEO of Notion?
Ivan Zhao is the CEO of Notion.
Who founded Notion?
Notion was founded by Ivan Zhao, Simon Last and Akshay Kothari in 2013.
How many employees does Notion have?
Notion has 1,000 employees as of 2025.
Where is Notion headquartered?
Notion is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.
How do I contact Notion?
You can reach Notion through its website at notion.com or at its San Francisco, California, United States office. GetLatka members can also view verified work emails for the people listed on this page.
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