Sprout Social, Inc. announced that President Ryan Barretto will become company?s CEO, effective October 1, 2024. Co-Founder and current CEO Justyn Howard will step into the role of Executive Chair. Barretto joined Sprout Social in 2016 as SVP of Global Sales & Success.

In December 2020, he was promoted to President and was responsible for GTM operations including Marketing, Sales, Customer Success, and Partnerships. During his nearly 8 year tenure at the Company, Barretto has served as a trusted member of the executive team, helping scale the business from $30 million ARR to more than $385 million exiting 2023. Prior to joining Sprout, Barretto spent ten years with Salesforce in a variety of leadership roles as the company scaled from $180 million to more than $7 billion in annual sales.

Over the next six months, Howard will work closely with Barretto to transition CEO responsibilities, ensuring a seamless transition of leadership. Then, as Executive Chair, Howard will continue to work alongside Barretto, and Sprout?s board of directors and executive leadership team, to further the Company?s most strategic objectives.