Profile: Ryan Smith — Qualtrics Co-Founder
source confidence: Medium status: Useful updated 2026-06-19
Summary
Qualtrics's February 2026 CEO announcement identifies Ryan Smith as a co-founder of Qualtrics and quotes him discussing the company's next phase.
Useful Claims
- Qualtrics identifies Ryan Smith as a co-founder.
Reliability Notes
This official announcement supports only the co-founder identification. It does not support founding dates, acquisition figures, IPO history, or Smith's Utah Jazz transaction; those claims require separate primary sources.
Verbatim
CEO appointment announcement, Ryan Smith quotation:
“I’m incredibly excited to support Jason as he leads Qualtrics in this next phase,” said Ryan Smith, co-founder of Qualtrics.