# Tony Owens

> Tony Alika Owens is the Chief Executive Officer of Amperity, the AI-powered lakehouse customer data platform, a role he took in November 2024. A veteran enterprise software operator with more than 20 years of experience, he spent a decade at Salesforce running field operations in the Americas as the company grew from $1.4 billion to well over $20 billion in revenue, held a group vice president role at Oracle, and served as president of worldwide field operations at LivePerson. He also sits on several boards and is known for a relentless focus on customer value.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at Amperity
- **Organizations:** Amperity, LivePerson, Salesforce, Oracle, SnapLogic, Pathlight, CIPIO.ai, The Mandatum Foundation
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Brigham Young University (BYU)
- **Known for:** Helped drive Salesforce's growth from $1.4 billion to well over $20 billion in revenue while leading its Americas field operations., Led worldwide field operations at LivePerson as president of go-to-market., Appointed CEO of Amperity in November 2024, entering the top seat of an AI-powered customer data platform that has raised roughly $187M.

## Career timeline

- **pre-2011** — Serves as group vice president at Oracle, scaling enterprise operations and global sales.
- **~2011-2021** — Spends roughly a decade at Salesforce with progressive responsibility, running field operations in the Americas (its largest territory) and serving on the executive committee as the company grows from $1.4B to over $20B in revenue.
- **2021** — Appointed president of worldwide field operations at LivePerson, overseeing global go-to-market strategy and teams.
- **2022** — Appointed to the board of directors of Pathlight.
- **2024-11** — Named Chief Executive Officer and board member of Amperity.

## Achievements

- Helped drive Salesforce's growth from $1.4 billion to well over $20 billion in revenue while leading its Americas field operations.
- Led worldwide field operations at LivePerson as president of go-to-market.
- Appointed CEO of Amperity in November 2024, entering the top seat of an AI-powered customer data platform that has raised roughly $187M.
- Holds an 85/100 CEO score on Comparably, placing him in the top 5% of similarly sized companies.
- Serves on multiple boards: SnapLogic, Pathlight, CIPIO.ai, and The Mandatum Foundation.

## Latest updates

- **2024-11** — Appointed Chief Executive Officer and board member of Amperity, succeeding co-founder Kabir Shahani in the CEO role.

## Links

- Website: https://amperity.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/tony-alika-owens-a53a794

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Last updated: 2026-07-24