Figma, Inc.
Leadership History
2 leaders · 2012 to present
Dylan Field is the CEO of Figma, in the role since 2012.
| Name | Role | From | To | Years in role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan Field | Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder | 2012 | Present | 14 |
| Evan Wallace | Co-Founder | 2012 | 2021 | 9 |
Figma is a San Francisco software company whose browser-based design canvas became the standard workspace for product teams designing apps and websites. Before Figma, designers typically worked in desktop tools such as Sketch or Adobe XD and passed files around. Figma put the whole file in the browser behind a shareable link, so designers, engineers, product managers and marketers can edit or inspect the same design at the same time. Since 2023 it has added Dev Mode, Slides, Sites, Make and Weave, aiming to cover the path from idea to shipped product. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Figma sells per-seat subscriptions on a freemium, product-led model. Individuals can start free, and teams upgrade to Professional, Organization or Enterprise plans for shared libraries, admin controls, SSO and security features. Seats are priced by role (full, dev and collab seats), so engineers using Dev Mode and colleagues using FigJam or Slides can be billed separately from designers. Since 2026 Figma also sells AI credit add-ons consumed by tools such as Figma Make; Q2 2026 was its first full quarter of AI credit monetization. Revenue reached US$1.06 billion in 2025, with a 136% net dollar retention rate showing that existing customers keep adding seats.
Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder
2012 – Present
14 years (current)
Founding who dropped out of Brown on a Thiel Fellowship to build Figma; guided the company through a four-year stealth sprint, built Figma past US$1.06 billion in 2025 revenue, collected a US$1.0B breakup fee from Adobe, and took the company public on the NYSE in July 2025.
Co-Founder
2012 – 2021
9 years
Co-founded Figma.
Evan Wallace co-founded Figma alongside Dylan Field. As the Chief Technology Officer, he developed the revolutionary core WebGL rendering engine and C++ architecture that enabled a complex design tool to run flawlessly and collaboratively in a standard web browser.
These officers report to the chief executive and are not part of the CEO timeline above.
Figma operates in a competitive and evolving creative tech market where generative AI text-to-code and prompt-to-UI platforms (such as v0, Lovable, and Bolt.new) are compressing early-stage wireframing and interface prototyping cycles. Other key challenges include navigating enterprise IT software budget consolidations, counter-attacks from Adobe (which continues to develop browser-based Creative Cloud tools and Firefly generative models), maintaining platform performance as enterprise design systems scale to millions of vector nodes, and meeting public-market expectations after its July 2025 NYSE listing, with its market capitalization down to about US$11.0 billion by September 29, 2026.
Dylan Field co-founded Figma in 2012 at age 20 alongside Evan Wallace. After receiving a prestigious Thiel Fellowship, Field dropped out of Brown University and spent four years leading early R&D on browser-based vector rendering before launching Figma to the public in 2016, leading the company from zero to a multi-billion-dollar market leader.
During the extended 15-month regulatory scrutiny following Adobe's $20 billion bid, Dylan Field kept Figma operating as an independent company, accelerating product roadmaps, launching Dev Mode and FigJam AI, and smoothly resuming standalone operations when the deal was terminated in December 2023.
Dylan Field emphasizes that 'software should be collaborative and accessible by default.' He prioritizes intuitive user experience, listening directly to community feedback on Twitter/X, and fostering a culture of rapid experimentation and deep engineering craftsmanship.
Evan Wallace served as Chief Technology Officer, architecting Figma's groundbreaking WebGL rendering engine, WebAssembly pipeline, and multiplayer syncing protocols. Wallace stepped down from daily operations in late 2021 to pursue independent research, remaining an advisor and major shareholder.
Figma's executive team includes Chief Financial Officer Praveer Melwani, Chief Technology Officer Kris Rasmussen, Chief Product Officer Yuhki Yamashita, Chief Marketing Officer Barbara Messing, and General Counsel Ashima Dayal.
CEO Dylan Field is focused on integrating generative AI into design workflows, scaling Dev Mode and Figma Slides, expanding enterprise penetration in Asia and Europe, investing the US$1B termination cash into growth, and building on Figma's July 2025 NYSE listing.
Dylan Field is renowned for his active, accessible engagement with designers on social media, hosting live town halls, delivering charismatic keynotes at Config, and frequently participating in community hackathons and design critiques.
Dylan Field was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list, Fortune's 40 Under 40, and recognized by Fast Company as one of the most creative business leaders in the world for transforming modern digital product design.
Dylan Field is the co-founder and CEO. Despite his young age, he is highly respected for his intense focus on product engineering and community building. He successfully navigated the massive emotional rollercoaster of the blocked Adobe deal, keeping employee morale high.
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