CRM Firm Salesforce Appoints Former US CIO as EVP of Emerging Markets
(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — CRM and cloud solutions provider Salesforce announced on Monday it has named former US chief information officer Vivek Kundra its executive vice president of emerging markets.
When he joined the Obama administration in March of 2009 Kundra became the first chief information officer of the United States.
During his more than two years as CIO, Kundra managed more than $80 billion in technology investments and served as an evangelist for cloud computing in the public sector.
Kundra also authored the “Cloud-First policy,” which serves as a guide for government IT organizations around the world to boost efficiencies with less resources.
He led the Data.gov initiative which was designed todemocratize data access, as well as initiated the Federal IT Dashboard, which assesses the cost of major government IT projects.
Kundra eventually resigned from his position as CIO in June 2011 for a fellowship role at Harvard University, which was a joint program with the Kennedy School and the Berkman Center for Internet and Society.
“Vivek Kundra is an amazing technology visionary who opened the eyes of millions to the transformational power of cloud computing,” said Salesforce CEO and founder Marc Benioff. “His disruptive leadership is just what the industry needs to accelerate the social enterprise.”
Before he served as US CIO, Kundra was the chief technology officer for the District of Columbia and as the assistant secretary of commerce and technology for the Commonwealth of Virginia.
