# David Schmaier

> David Schmaier is President and Chief Strategy Officer at Salesforce and the co-founder who led Vlocity from its 2014 founding through its 2020 acquisition by Salesforce. A former Siebel Systems founding executive, he has spent more than three decades in CRM and industry-specific software, with continuing advisory roles at Genstar Capital and Harvard.

- **Role:** President and Chief Strategy Officer at Salesforce
- **Organizations:** Salesforce, Vlocity, Siebel Systems, Oracle, Genstar Capital, TravelClick, Harvard Business School, Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
- **Education:** B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, MBA, Harvard Business School
- **Known for:** Co-founded Vlocity in 2014 and led it through its acquisition by Salesforce in 2020., Led Salesforce’s global product team as President and Chief Product Officer after his February 2021 appointment., Served as a founding executive at Siebel Systems.

## Career timeline

- **Late 1980s** — Worked at Oracle, where he met Marc Benioff and Tom Siebel.
- **1990s-2000s** — Served on the founding executive team and as Executive Vice President at Siebel Systems; led products, marketing and alliances during a twelve-year tenure.
- **2007** — Joined Genstar Capital’s Strategic Advisory Board.
- **2013** — Attended Dreamforce seeking an industry software acquisition; the visit led to discussions that produced Vlocity.
- **2014-03** — Co-founded Vlocity and became CEO.
- **2019-03** — Vlocity announced a $60 million Series C at a $1 billion valuation.
- **2020-02** — Salesforce announced an agreement to acquire Vlocity for approximately $1.33 billion net of shares already owned, subject to adjustments.
- **2020-06** — Joined Salesforce through the Vlocity acquisition and became CEO of Salesforce Industries.
- **2021-02** — Named President and Chief Product Officer at Salesforce.
- **2025-06** — Salesforce’s media biography listed him as President and Chief Strategy Officer.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Vlocity in 2014 and led it through its acquisition by Salesforce in 2020.
- Led Salesforce’s global product team as President and Chief Product Officer after his February 2021 appointment.
- Served as a founding executive at Siebel Systems.
- Contributed at board level to TravelClick, whose $930 million sale Genstar announced in 2014.

## Latest updates

- **2025-06** — Salesforce’s official media biography, updated June 18, lists him as President and Chief Strategy Officer, overseeing strategic priorities including M&A, venture capital, market strategy and monetization.
- **2024-10** — Participated in a Salesforce Ventures discussion with Howie Liu and Adam Evans on AI, enterprise software and monetization.
- **2023-12** — Joined Anthropic co-founder Tom Brown for a fireside chat on AI outputs, accuracy and responsible development.

## Links

- Website: https://www.salesforce.com/news/david/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-schmaier-70476b43

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Last updated: 2026-10-22