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Lori Steele

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President, Global Professional Services and Forward Deployed Engineering at Salesforce
📍 New York, New York, United States

Lori Steele is the President of Global Professional Services at Salesforce, leading teams that help customers leverage AI for transformation. With a background including senior roles at IBM and an MBA from Wharton, she is an expert in digital strategy and customer success on a global scale.

Outside of her primary role, Lori is a passionate advocate for diversity and inclusion. She serves as the executive sponsor for the Salesforce Women’s Network and engages her leadership team in community service, emphasizing a culture of connection and giving back.

Unique fact: Lori is the executive sponsor for the Salesforce Women’s Network, actively championing DE&I initiatives within the company.

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Experience
29 Years
Current Role
President, Global Professional Services and Forward Deployed Engineering
Location
New York, New York, United States
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Enterprise AI
Champions Salesforce's Agentforce AI, emphasizing how it creates a digital workforce to deliver value, speed, and ROI for enterprise customers.
Customer Transformation
Focuses on delivering customer success and innovation, highlighting multi-year transformation projects like the one with The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company.
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Career

Work history

2-2025
President, Global Professional Services and Forward Deployed Engineering
Salesforce
10-2022 - 3-2025
President & CRO Europe, Middle East and Africa
Salesforce
2-2022 - 9-2022
President, Global Professional Services
Salesforce
7-2016 - 3-2019
Global Managing Director, IBM Healthcare and Life Sciences
IBM
7-2014 - 6-2016
General Manager, IBM Consulting, North America
IBM
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Education
MBA
The Wharton School
BS
Drexel University's LeBow College of Business
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