David Schmaier

David Schmaier is President and Chief Strategy Officer at Salesforce. He is responsible for spearheading strategic priorities that advance Salesforce’s industry leadership, from M&A and venture capital to market strategy and monetization. David also oversees the company’s stakeholder capitalism and corporate philanthropy efforts as well as the Office of Ethical and Humane Use.

David has more than three decades of experience in cloud, CRM, and industry-specific software, helping customers map and realize their visions for AI and Data powered digital transformation at scale. He previously served as Salesforce’s Chief Product Officer, leading the company’s agentic AI efforts, and as the CEO for Salesforce Industries. He joined Salesforce through the company’s acquisition of Vlocity, where he was the Co-Founder and CEO from 2014 to 2020. Before that, David served as a founding executive and Executive Vice President at Siebel Systems.

David serves as a strategic advisory board member for Genstar Capital. He is a cabinet board member for the John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard and also serves on the Board of Dean's Advisors for Harvard Business School. He holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and an MBA from Harvard Business School.