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Divya Ashok

Former COO of Salesforce AI Research

Key Expertise
enterprise ai saas disruption; agentic ai autonomous systems; ai research to product commercialization

Divya Ashok

Former COO of Salesforce AI Research

About

Divya Ashok currently supports institutional investors in understanding the SaaS and AI space. She was the COO for AI Research at Salesforce and helped industrialize the research-to-product suite called Agentforce. She holds a Masters in Information Networking from Carnegie Mellon University (2007-2009), a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from MIT (2004), and a B.Tech in Electronics & Communication from SRM University (2003-2007).

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LOCATED IN

San Francisco, CA

LANGUAGES

English

Education

M.S., Information Networking, Carnegie Mellon University (2007-2009); B.S., Electrical Engineering, MIT (2004); B.Tech, Electronics & Communication, SRM University (2003-2007)

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Career History & Qualifications

Careers Timeline

Jul 2024 – Current

Founder & Senior Advisor — Altera Ventures LLC

Currently supports institutional investors in understanding the SaaS and AI space.

 

Apr 2023 – Jul 2024

COO, Salesforce AI — Salesforce, Inc.

Helped industrialize the research-to-product suite called Agentforce.

 

Mar 2021 – Apr 2023

Vice President, Strategy and Innovation — Salesforce, Inc.

 

Apr 2020 – Apr 2021

Co-Founder — COVID19 India Fund

 

Aug 2018 – Apr 2021

Senior Director, Product Management — Salesforce, Inc.

 

Feb 2016 – Sep 2018

Director, Product Management — Salesforce, Inc.

 

Sep 2014 – Mar 2016

Senior Product Manager — Salesforce, Inc.

 

May 2013 – Oct 2014

Product Manager — Salesforce, Inc.

 

May 2012 – May 2013

Senior Member of Technical Staff — Salesforce, Inc.

 

Apr 2010 – May 2012

Member of Technical Staff — Salesforce, Inc.

Boards & Advisory Roles

  • Board Member
    American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin, Apr 2021 - Current

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