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Ruth Hickin

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Vice President, Workforce Strategy & Innovation at Salesforce
📍 San Francisco, California, United States

Ruth Hickin is the Vice President of Workforce Strategy & Innovation at Salesforce, where she pioneers the integration of AI into the workforce. She focuses on redesigning roles, advancing AI fluency, and scaling human-AI collaboration models. A colleague described her as a "highly intelligent, capable thinker. "

Ruth is a passionate advocate for equity and human rights. She co-founded the first LGBTQI+ employee resource group at the World Economic Forum and serves on the steering committee for the Partnership for Global LGBTIQ+ Equality. Previously, she managed impact investing at Virgin Unite.

Interesting fact: Ruth launched an "AI Fluency Playbook" at Salesforce, distilling 18 months of workforce innovation insights to help organizations with human-centric AI adoption.

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Experience
15 Years
Current Role
Vice President, Workforce Strategy & Innovation
Job Level
Senior
Location
San Francisco, California, United States
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Human-AI Collaboration
Leads the development of frameworks at Salesforce for employees and AI agents to work together seamlessly, viewing AI as a catalyst to augment human potential.
Workforce Transformation
Her role is centered on preparing the workforce for the future by redesigning jobs, reskilling talent, and ensuring organizational agility in the age of AI.
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Career

Work history

2-2026
Vice President, Workforce Strategy & Innovation
Salesforce
2-2025 - 2-2026
Vice President, Workforce Innovation
Salesforce
6-2024 - 2-2025
Senior Director, Strategic Talent Initiatives
Salesforce
5-2024
Member
Chief
9-2022 - 6-2024
Senior Director, Strategic Equality Initiatives, Office of Equality
Salesforce
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Media appearances

Workforce Innovation at Salesforce in the Age of AI – The Edge of Work (Episode featuring Ruth Hickin). Featured in Apple Podcasts / The Edge of Work
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Ruth Hickin, VP, Workforce Innovation, Salesforce. Featured in Salesforce News
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Education
Master of Business Administration - MBA
California College of the Arts
Executive Master of Arts - MA
World Economic Forum
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