Vala Afshar
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ContributorVala Afshar is currently chief digital evangelist at Salesforce, where he advises customers on the rise of agentic AI and the future of advanced technologies. Previously, he has served as VP of engineering, chief customer officer and CMO. Recognized as a leading industry thought leader, Vala boasts over a million followers on X and LinkedIn, holds multiple US patents, writes a weekly column for ZDNET and has hosted the popular enterprise podcast DisrupTV for over a decade. He is co-author (with Henry King) of "Autonomous: Why the fittest businesses embrace AI-first strategies and digital labor" (Wiley, 2025) and "Boundless: A new mindset for unlimited business success" (Wiley, 2023).
