Rajani Ramanathan
Advisor, Former COO of Salesforce
Rajani Ramanathan has held a variety of positions, from running her own companies in India to scaling a multi-billion company from a startup to a fully operational business. She currently serves on the board of ESI group, chairing their Technology and Marketing committees. She is board member and investor with Vayu Technologies and also serves as advisor with companies such as Cere Networks, Invicara, Feathercap, Fitbliss, BoonVR and previously served as board member/advisor with Cloud Cherry (acquired by Cisco), Medium, Pipefy, Growbot, Lifograph to name a few.
She joined Salesforce.com in 2000, when it was a small startup, and she helped build it into a high growth Fortune 500 company over 14 years. In her most recent role as COO (EVP) Technology & Products, her responsibilities spanned from delivering highly innovative products, while ensuring every employee can do the best work in their careers. In 2014, she was awarded the YWCA TWIN (Tribute to Women and Industry) Award, which has long been considered one of Silicon Valley’s most prestigious awards honoring women who exemplify leadership excellence in executive-level positions.