Sanket Atal

Sanket Atal

SVP and Managing Director - Sites

Salesforce

Based in Bengaluru, Sanket in his current role is instrumental in driving the next phase of growth for Salesforce in India making it a global hub for talent and innovation. Combining the best of design thinking and digital strategies, Sanket will work with teams to build breakthrough customer experiences leveraging his passion for innovation to deliver future-ready solutions accelerating growth for Salesforce in India. Prior to Salesforce, Sanket was with Intuit where he played a strategic role to further its mission of “powering prosperity around the world”, strengthening Intuit’s position in India to ensure it is future-ready to take advantage of game-changing opportunities. Under his leadership, Intuit became #1 in the Great Places to Work ranking, as well as one of the best places for Women and people in the LGBTQ+ community to work at. Sanket’s background is in systems engineering and managing large organizations. Sanket holds an MBA from the University of Oregon and an MS in Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He completed Dual Bachelor’s degrees in Computer Science and Mathematics from Cornell University. He also holds multiple patents, a testament to his passion for innovation. Fun Fact: I love amusement park thrill rides! Aspirations Personally : Want to continue to improve as a runner and carve out time to read regularly. Professionally : My focus is always on helping people blossom into amazing leaders. For the Indian ecosystem; provide the opportunity for more engineers to experience the amazing Salesforce culture and engineering excellence; increase Salesforce’s engagement with the thriving Startup ecosystem in India.