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Robin Washington

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President and Chief Operating & Financial Officer at Salesforce
📍 United States

Robin Washington is the President and COFO at Salesforce, steering its strategy, operations, and finance. A certified public accountant with an MBA from Pepperdine, her extensive career includes leadership at Gilead Sciences and board roles at Alphabet and Honeywell, shaping global tech and finance.

Robin is a passionate advocate for diversity and co-founded Black Women on Boards to increase representation in corporate leadership. She also champions technologys role in advancing womens sports, recently speaking at the WNBA All-Star Weekend, and enjoys jazz music.

Her personal motto is to "get comfortable being uncomfortable, " embracing change and challenging situations as the primary catalyst for personal and professional growth.

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Experience
37 Years
Current Role
President and Chief Operating & Financial Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
United States
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Agentic AI
Leads Salesforce's transformation into an "Agentforce" company, believing AI agents will work alongside humans and be crucial for productivity, cost-cutting, and long-term growth.
Board Diversity
Co-founded the nonprofit Black Women on Boards (BWOB) to accelerate the placement of Black female executives on public and private company boards.
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Career

Work history

3-2025
President and Chief Operating & Financial Officer
Salesforce
9-2013
Board Member
Salesforce
11-2019
Strategic Adviser & Board Member
Life Science & Technology Companies
4-2019
Board Member
Alphabet Inc.
4-2013 - 3-2025
Board Member
Honeywell
In the press

Media appearances

Salesforce Appoints Robin Washington as President and Chief Operating and Financial Officer. Featured in Salesforce Newsroom
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How Salesforce's finance chief is leveraging AI. Featured in CFO Dive
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Education
1993 - 1995
MBA
Pepperdine Graziadio Business School
1980 - 1984
BBA
University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business
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