Zoom Adds Former Oracle CFO Jeff Epstein to Board
Zoom (ZM) has appointed former Oracle CFO Jeff Epstein to its Board of Directors and Audit Committee, effective immediately, as longtime director Jonathan Chadwick prepares to retire in November 2026.
Zoom is reshaping its board, tapping a well-known enterprise software finance veteran as it leans harder into AI and B2B expansion.
The appointment
Zoom appointed Jeff Epstein to the Board as a Class I director effective August 31, 2026, with a term expiring at the 2029 annual meeting of stockholders, and named him to the Audit Committee.
Epstein previously served as EVP and CFO of Oracle and is currently an Operating Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners, a venture capital and private equity firm. He will receive an initial grant of restricted stock units with a target value of $213,219 under Zoom’s Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy.
Chadwick steps down
Zoom also announced that Jonathan Chadwick will retire from Zoom’s board after nearly ten years of service, effective November 19, 2026. Zoom stated that his resignation is not due to any disagreement regarding the company’s operations, policies, or practices.
Chadwick’s nearly 10-year tenure spans Zoom’s progression from a growing communications software provider into a publicly traded technology company with a broader enterprise platform.
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Why it matters
The leadership transition comes as Zoom continues to expand beyond its core video meetings business into a broader workplace software platform spanning communications, contact center and AI-assisted workflows. Epstein’s experience across enterprise software, public company finance and technology investing gives the board additional perspective as Zoom develops that strategy.
CEO and Board Chairman Eric Yuan said Epstein’s financial and strategic leadership, particularly across B2B software and vertical AI, make him a strong addition to the Zoom Board.
Epstein’s board resume
In addition to Zoom, Jeff serves on the boards of directors of Autodesk, AvePoint, and Twilio. He previously held board positions at Okta, Couchbase, Poshmark, and Shutterstock.
Options market and stocks to watch
Watch for reaction across enterprise software names tied to this story:
ZM – Watch for flow around governance headlines and any read-through to Zoom’s AI monetization roadmap.
ORCL – Epstein’s Oracle pedigree keeps the ex-CFO in focus; watch for cross-mentions as Oracle undergoes its own leadership shuffle.
TWLO – Epstein remains on the Twilio board; watch for governance-linked chatter across overlapping enterprise comms peers.
ADSK – Another Epstein board seat; worth tracking alongside broader B2B software flow.
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