# Eric Rudder

> Eric Rudder is co-founder and Executive Chairman. Pulumi ESC on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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- Updated: 2026-10-28

Co-founder and Executive Chairman.

Eric Rudder co-founded Pulumi in 2017 with Joe Duffy and is its executive chairman. At Microsoft he was a general manager for Visual Studio, advised Bill Gates on technical strategy and became senior vice president of a new developer and platform evangelism group.

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericrudder
- X: https://x.com/ericrudder

## What Eric builds

- [Pulumi ESC](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pulumi-esc.md), graded BB, 71.2/100, in Secrets & credential vaults. Pulumi ESC is the secrets and configuration service in Pulumi Cloud. Environments hold static secrets, pull from other vaults and issue short-lived cloud credentials over OIDC, read through the Pulumi CLI, a REST API and four SDKs. Co-founder and Executive Chairman, researched 2026-10-26.

## Works with

- [Joe Duffy](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/joe-duffy/), Co-founder and CEO
- [Tatiana Cooke](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/tatiana-cooke/), Head of Product

## Backed by

- [Madrona](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/madrona/)
- [New Enterprise Associates](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/new-enterprise-associates/)
- [Tola Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/tola-capital/)
- [Strike Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/strike-capital/)

## Questions

### Who is Eric Rudder?

Eric Rudder co-founded Pulumi in 2017 with Joe Duffy and is its executive chairman. At Microsoft he was a general manager for Visual Studio, advised Bill Gates on technical strategy and became senior vice president of a new developer and platform evangelism group.

### What does Pulumi Corporation make?

Anchor Terminal lists Pulumi ESC from Pulumi Corporation. Pulumi ESC is the secrets and configuration service in Pulumi Cloud. Environments hold static secrets, pull from other vaults and issue short-lived cloud credentials over OIDC, read through the Pulumi CLI, a REST API and four SDKs.

### Who has invested in Pulumi Corporation?

The sources our research read name Madrona, New Enterprise Associates, Tola Capital and Strike Capital.

### How are Eric's tools graded?

Pulumi ESC is graded BB, 71.2 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://www.pulumi.com/about/leadership/
- https://www.pulumi.com/
- https://www.pulumi.com/about/
- https://www.pulumi.com/support/new/

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