10 Salesforce alumni who founded companies
These Salesforce alumni who founded companies each worked at Salesforce, in roles that ranged from software engineer to senior vice president, before starting the company they now run. A reader can learn how people who worked at Salesforce went on to build companies, from the founders themselves.
Professionals to explore
Efrat Rapoport
LinkedInExperience: Co-Founder · JUNE AI
Efrat Rapoport was VP Product Management, Head of Salesforce Israel R&D at Salesforce from 2022 to 2024, and has been Co-Founder of JUNE AI since 2025.
Javed Sikander
LinkedInExperience: CEO and Cofounder · Agentnomics.ai
Javed Sikander was VP Government Cloud at Salesforce from 2022 to 2025, and has been CEO and Cofounder of Agentnomics.ai since 2025.
John Brunswick
LinkedInExperience: CEO & Co-Founder · StoryPath.ai
John Brunswick was Distinguished Enterprise Solution Engineer at Salesforce from 2020 to 2023, and has been CEO & Co-Founder of StoryPath.ai since 2023.
Lesaun Harvey
LinkedInExperience: Founder & CEO · Technological Liberty, Inc
Lesaun Harvey was Software Engineer at Salesforce from 2023 to 2025, and has been Founder & CEO of Technological Liberty, Inc since 2025.
Mark Israelsen
LinkedInExperience: CEO & Founder · Quantum IR Technologies
Mark Israelsen was SVP Global Professional Services at Salesforce from 2005 to 2008, and has been CEO & Founder of Quantum IR Technologies since 2012. The profile says the work at Quantum IR Technologies developed software innovations in infrared automation.
Prasad Thammineni
LinkedInExperience: Founder and Chief Agentman · Agentman
Prasad Thammineni was VP, Frontier AI, Salesforce AI at Salesforce in 2024, and has been Founder and Chief Agentman of Agentman since 2024.
Raja Singh
LinkedInExperience: Founder & CEO · Revolear
Raja Singh was Senior Vice President & General Manager, Insurance at Salesforce from 2020 to 2022, and has been Founder & CEO of Revolear since 2022.
Sadguru Manukonda
LinkedInExperience: CEO, Founder · OrgFour
Sadguru Manukonda was Director - Sr Strategic Advisor - MuleSoft Advisory Services - Americas at Salesforce from 2020 to 2023, and has been CEO, Founder of OrgFour since 2023.
Sunil Gottumukkala
LinkedInExperience: CEO, Cofounder · Averlon
Sunil Gottumukkala was Senior Vice President, Cybersecurity at Salesforce from 2017 to 2022, and has been CEO, Cofounder of Averlon since 2022.
Tom Gersic
LinkedInExperience: Founder and CEO · YouEx.ai
Tom Gersic was Vice President, Customer Success, Global Readiness - Industries, Technology, and Security at Salesforce from 2023 to 2024, and has been Founder and CEO of YouEx.ai since 2026.
Choose the right perspective
Pick someone whose job at Salesforce resembles the role you hold now, since their account of leaving it will be closest to your own situation. Compare founding years to choose between a very recent start and a company that has been running for several years.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01Which habits from Salesforce did you keep when you set up your own company, and which did you drop?
- 02How did you test the idea before you committed to it full time?
- 03What was the hardest part of your first year as a founder?
Reaching Salesforce alumni who founded companies
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About this directory
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