Vala Afshar

Vala Afshar is the Chief Digital Evangelist at Salesforce, where he advises businesses on the rise of Agentic AI and the future of advanced technologies.

He is the author of several books, including the bestseller Boundless: A New Mindset for Unlimited Business Success (Wiley 2023) and Autonomous: Why the Fittest Businesses Embrace AI-First Strategy and Digital Labor (Wiley 2025).

Before his current role, Vala served as Vice President of Engineering, Chief Customer Officer, and Chief Marketing Officer within the technology industry. He is recognized as a leading industry thought leader, has a million followers across X (formerly Twitter) and LinkedIn, and holds multiple US patents.

Vala has contributed to over 1,000 major media publications, is a weekly columnist for ZDNET, and has hosted the popular enterprise podcast "DisrupTV" for over a decade, attracting millions of viewers annually.