Alexi Robichaux

Alexi Robichaux is the CEO and co-founder of BetterUp, the human transformation platform and inventor of digital coaching. As CEO, Alexi leads BetterUp’s mission to enable all people to live with greater clarity, purpose, and passion.

Alexi was recently recognized on Forbes Future of Work 50 alongside luminaries and leaders shaping the workplace of tomorrow, today. He regularly contributes to publications such as Harvard Business Review and Entrepreneur, and has been featured in Fast Company, WSJ, Financial Times, and Fortune, among others, discussing the topics most relevant to leaders, organizations and their employees. 

Prior to BetterUp, Alexi was Director of Product Management at VMware. He led product and design teams to build enterprise collaboration software that earned Gartner’s “best in class” distinction. He also witnessed the changing relationship between employees and employers that is key to future human flourishing and innovation. 

Alexi is Chairman of Youth Leadership America (YLA), a nonprofit he co-founded in 2003, to foster leadership development and civic engagement in high school students through peer-to-peer mentorship and coaching. He holds a B.A. in political science and non-profit management with summa cum laude distinction from the University of Southern California.