Corporate Overview
First Quarter 2016

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management, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. In light of the risks and uncertainties outlined below, the future events and circumstances discussed in
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statements should not be read as guarantees of future performance or results, and will not necessarily be accurate indications of the times at, or by, which such
performance or results will be achieved. Forward-looking statements are based on information available at the date of this presentation and management’s good faith
belief as of such date with respect to future events, and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual performance or results to differ materially from those
expressed in or suggested by the forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause such differences include, but are not limited to:
• Statements regarding the Company’s business strategies;
• The Company’s anticipated future operating results and operating expenses;
• The Company’s ability to attract new clients to enter into subscriptions for its solution;
• The Company’s ability to service those clients effectively and induce them to renew and upgrade their deployments of the Company’s solution;
• The Company’s ability to expand its sales organization to address effectively the new industries, geographies and types of organizations the company intends to target;
• The Company’s ability to accurately forecast revenue and appropriately plan its expenses; market acceptance of enhanced solutions, alternate ways of addressing
learning and talent management needs or new technologies generally by the Company and its competitors; continued acceptance of SaaS as an effective method
for delivering learning and talent management solutions and other business management applications; the attraction and retention of qualified employees and key
personnel;
• The Company’s ability to protect and defend its intellectual property; costs associated with defending intellectual property infringement and other claims; events in the
markets for the Company’s solution and alternatives to the Company’s solution, as well as in the United States and global markets generally; future regulatory, judicial
and legislative changes in the Company’s industry; changes in the competitive environment in the Company’s industry and the markets in which the Company
operates; and other factors discussed under “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in the
Company’s periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).
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no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect actual results, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting future performance or
results, except to the extent required by applicable laws. If the Company updates one or more forward-looking statements, no inference should be drawn that it will
make additional updates with respect to those or other forward-looking statements.
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Company. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov.
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Cornerstone Today

1999
Our Evolution
16 Years Ago…
4

2010
Our Evolution
The Last Decade…
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2016
Our Evolution
Today
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7Note: User and client count figures exclude Growth Edition and Cornerstone for Salesforce.
CLIENTS
2,500+
USERS
23M+
COUNTRIES
191
LANGUAGES
42
OFFICES
19
San Francisco
Santa Monica
Sunnyvale
Sao Paulo
Madrid
Paris
London
Amsterdam
Stockholm
Dusseldorf
Munich
Tel Aviv
Bangalore
Mumbai
Hong Kong
Tokyo
Sydney
Auckland
Today with Global Reach…
As of December 31, 2015
New Delhi

Acquired by
Acquired by
Acquired by
Acquired by
Acquired by
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…and an Organically-Grown Core Suite

Cornerstone is the Talent
Management Leader
9
Niche Players Visionaries
Challengers Leaders
Magic Quadrant for Talent Management Suites
Lumesse
COMPLETENESS OF VISION
ABILITYTOEXECUTE
Source: Gartner (August 2015)
Deltek (HRsmart)
Technomedia
Haufe PeopleFluent
SumTotal
Halogen Software
Saba
Oracle (Talent Management Cloud)
SAP (SuccessFactors)
Talentsoft

Bolstered by Tier One
Global Partners
10
Select Alliances

11
x
The Ability to Integrate with Everyone

OVER TIME, MORE PEOPLE + MORE TO SELL
LEARNING
PERFORMANCE
RECRUITING
ANALYTICS
Now with More People with
More to Sell

Strong Results
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$11.0
$19.6
$29.3
$46.6
$75.5
$117.9
$185.1
$263.6
$339.7
$0
$50
$100
$150
$200
$250
$300
$350
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
$15.0
$24.9
$34.5
$60.9
$97.6
$154.3
$231.7
$316.1
$400.5
$0
$60
$120
$180
$240
$300
$360
$420
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
(in millions) (in millions)
Revenue Bookings

Growing ASPs Across All Geographies
14
+48%
+15%
+44%
North
America Europe,
Middle East
& Africa
Asia Pacific

Growth Across All Metrics
15
$11.0
$19.6
$29.3
$46.6
$75.5
$117.9
$185.1
$263.6
$339.7
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Revenue Growth
105
168
280
481
805
1,237
1,631
2,153
2,595
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Client Growth
0.9
2.1
3.3
4.9
7.5
10.6
14.0
18.1
23.8
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
User Growth
(in millions) (in millions)
Note: User and client count figures exclude Growth Edition and Cornerstone for Salesforce.

Clear Path to Profitability
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$(0.7)
$1.4
$9.1
$11.9
$22.3
$29.3
$47.5
($5)
$5
$15
$25
$35
$45
$55
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016E
(in millions)
-21.9%
-17.0%
-13.4%
-6.7% -6.4% -6.2%
0.2%
-25%
-20%
-15%
-10%
-5%
0%
5%
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016E
Non-GAAP
Free Cash Flow
Non-GAAP
Net Loss Margin
*Non-GAAP free cash flow calculation does not include capitalized software development costs
Note: 2016E values reflect the latest issued guidance. 2016E non-GAAP net loss margin uses the midpoint of the revenue
guidance range of $425 - $433M

Our Opportunity
Marching to $1 Billion

Work is Changing
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WHO
WHAT
WHERE
WHEN
HOW

The Market Need is Real
19
Ben Schiller | May 8, 2015
What Do Workers Want
from the Boss?
Walter Frick | November 3, 2015
When Treating Workers
Well Leads to More
Innovation
Adam Miller | March 26, 2015
3 Things Millennials
Want in a Career
(hint: it’s not more money)
Sylvia Voerhauser-Smith |
October 15, 2015
Is HR Disconnected?
Here’s How HR Can
Reconnect and Embrace
the Future
Lauren Weber | September 30, 2015
How to Get More Women
Into the Workforce

The Market is HUGE
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23.8M
USERS
ADDRESSABLE MARKET
$31B
85MEST. USERS
CURRENT MARKET
400MADDRESSABLE SEATS
CORNERSTONE
Source: Adapted from Gartner, IDC, US Census Bureau

Opportunities Abound
ü Continued Core Market Sales
ü Global Expansion
ü Market Segmentation
ü Vertical Opportunity
ü Installed Base Opportunity
ü Extended Enterprise
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Accelerating Client Traction
22
2003-2005 2010 2012 20142008
2009 2011 2013 20152006-2007
Key Client Additions
12 21 44 73 105 168 280
481
805
1,237
1,631
2,153
2,595
0
400
800
1,200
1,600
2,000
2,400
2,800
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Expanded Global Footprint
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Europe, Middle East & Africa
Select Notable Clients Select Notable Clients
JAPAN CHINA
AUSTRALIA
JAPAN
INDIACHINA
Asia Pacific
SWITZERLAND SPAIN
NETHERLANDSFRANCEUNITED KINGDOM
GERMANY
8 29
OFFICES LANGUAGES EST. USERS
7 9 1.8M
OFFICES LANGUAGES EST. USERS
6.4M

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Seven & Eight Figure Deals
America’s largest insurance company
Second largest bank in the U.S.
Largest bank in Switzerland
Largest aerospace manufacturer in Europe
Largest auto-parts manufacturer in the world
Largest multinational pharma company in the world
Largest baking company in the world
Largest bank in Germany
Largest professional services firm in the world
Largest full service restaurant company in the world
Largest tax service provider in the world
New
Sales in
Q4 2015:

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Purpose-built talent
management solution
for Growing Businesses
• Mobile ready
• Self configurable
• 3 hour deployment
• Bundled training
Growth Edition for Small Business

HAVE 2+
MODULES
2/3
Installed Base Penetration
2+ 2+ 2+ 2+ 2+ 2+ 2+ 2+ 2+ 2+
2+ 2+ 2+ 2+ 2+ 2+ 2+ 2+ 2+ 2+
3+ 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+
3+ 3+ 3+
HAVE 3+
MODULES
1/2Nearly
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More
Than
2+

Installed Base Opportunity
27
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1,400
1,600
1,800
2,000
2,200
2,400
2,600
Learning Performance Succession Connect Compensation Recruiting Onboarding
Existing Client Penetration Client Opportunity
NumberofClients
Nearly $2B opportunity within installed base
60%
penetration
among
other
products
results in
nearly
$800M
opportunity
Calculated based on 2,595 clients with approximately 9,200 users on average

Extended Enterprise Opportunity
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Engage & enable
the entire ecosystem
• Training for profit
• Partner enablement
• Customer engagement
• Crowdsourcing

The Future
Beyond 2016

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üFIRST to the Cloud
üFIRST to do Integrated
Talent Management
üFIRST to include Social
Networking in Talent
Management
üFIRST to do client
success management
üFIRST to understand
consumerization of
the enterprise
üFIRST to integrate full
machine learning
Cornerstone is Visionary

Cornerstone has “Massive Data”
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User
ü Position
ü Previous Position
ü Education
ü Skills
ü Certifications
ü Accomplishments
ü Languages
ü Organization
ü Preferences
Collaboration
ü Connections
ü Live Feed (Status)
ü Feedback
ü Actions
ü Snapshot
ü Teams
ü Discussions
ü Badges
ü Likes
ü Comments
Talent Organization
ü Transcript
ü Performance
ü Skills
ü Goals
ü Assessments
ü Dev Plans
ü Succession
ü Compensation
ü Applicants
ü Applicant Status
ü Industry
ü Business Unit
ü Department
ü Division
ü Region
ü Groups
ü Hierarchies
ü Cost Center
ü Grade
ü Location
23.8M USERS | 191 COUNTRIES | DECADE OF DATA

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REPORT
Cornerstone
Reporting
Standard & custom reports
embedded
with Cornerstone
DISCOVER
Cornerstone
View
Highly visual dashboards
that can easily slice/ dice
talent information
PLAN
Cornerstone
Planning
Big data solution for workforce
planning
PREDICT
Cornerstone
Insights
Predictive analytics
for managing
talent decisions
Cornerstone Analytics
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LEARN
Cornerstone
Developer
Developer
community to learn
and access key
resources for
Cornerstone Edge
INTEGRATE
Cornerstone
API & Integrations
Explore the Edge
API library,
documentation,
tutorials
BUILD
Cornerstone
Edge Builder
Create new, unique
applications leveraging
Cornerstone APIs &
developer tools
MARKET
Cornerstone
Marketplace
Easily access,
download, install
and configure
custom and 3rd
party apps
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The Power of Platform
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Multi-tenant REST APIs Mobile-Ready
Cornerstone Apps Partner Apps Custom Apps
One unified suite to recruit,
train, develop, & connect
employees
Marketplace of apps integrated
& embedded within
Cornerstone
Client-specific applications
designed & built by clients
or partners

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