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10 Salesforce corporate development leaders
These ten current and former Salesforce corporate development leaders have held director through executive vice president roles in corporate development, M&A strategic operations and M&A integration at the company. A reader can learn how Salesforce approaches corporate development from people who led it.
Professionals to explore
01—10Allison Shah
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Corporate Development · Salesforce
Vice President, Corporate Development at Salesforce since August 2021, based in Oakland; their profile also lists Senior Director, Corporate Development at Salesforce from 2018. Before Salesforce they held IT director roles at The Clorox Company, including Director, IT Business Relationship Mgmt - Sales, Marketing, eComm (2015–2018).
Andy Firestone
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Corporate Development · Salesforce
Vice President, Corporate Development at Salesforce since 2019, a role their profile describes as covering M&A, investments and inorganic strategy for Salesforce's Cloud business lines. Their profile also lists Manager, Corporate Development and Strategy at Tableau (2017–2019) and Senior Associate in PwC Deals (2015–2017).
Claudia Novoa
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Corporate Development · Salesforce
Senior Director, Corporate Development at Salesforce since February 2025, after Director, Corporate Development there (2021–2025) and Senior Manager, M&A Integration (2020–2021). Before Salesforce they were Management Consulting Manager at Accenture (2018–2020) and Management Consultant at Accenture (2015–2018).
David Song
LinkedInExperience: Director of Corporate Development · Salesforce
Director of Corporate Development at Salesforce since January 2020, after Senior Manager Corporate Development there (2015–2019). Their profile describes experience in M&A strategy, financial modeling, deal execution and evaluating growth opportunities. Before Salesforce they were Manager Corporate Strategy at VMware (2009–2015).
Duncan Law
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Corporate Development · Salesforce
Vice President, Corporate Development at Salesforce since August 2026, with Senior Director, Corporate Development listed from 2024 and Director, Corporate Development (2020–2024). Before Salesforce they were Head of Operations for bechtel.org (2018–2020) and Chief of Staff to the CFO & FP&A Director at Bechtel Corporation (2016–2018).
Kristen Canlas (Luetto)
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Corporate Development - M&A Integration · Salesforce
Senior Director, Corporate Development - M&A Integration at Salesforce since August 2025, based in San Francisco. Earlier at Salesforce they were Corporate Development Director, M&A Integration (2021–2025), Corporate Development Senior Manager, M&A Integration (2019–2021) and Corporate Development Manager, M&A Integration (2017–2019).
Margaret Coyle
LinkedInExperience: Executive Vice President Corporate Development · Salesforce
Executive Vice President Corporate Development at Salesforce since February 2022, after Senior Vice President M&A Strategic Operations there (2017–2022). They were Group Vice President Corporate Development at Oracle (2006–2017) and Director Corporate Development at FICO (2003–2006). Their profile says they have led the integration of over 100 acquisitions.
Mark G. Munsell
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Corporate Development (Enterprise Transformation) · Salesforce
Former Vice President, Corporate Development (Enterprise Transformation) at Salesforce (2023–2026), where their profile says they led enterprise transformation for Salesforce's highest-visibility acquisitions and strategic AI investments. Earlier at Salesforce they were Head of M&A Agility (2021–2023) and Director of Business Operations, MuleSoft (2019–2021).
Michael Gourhan
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Corporate Development · Salesforce
Vice President, Corporate Development at Salesforce since February 2026, with Senior Director Corporate Development listed from 2022. Earlier at Salesforce they were Director Corporate Development (2019–2022), Senior Manager Corporate Development (2017–2019) and Corporate Development Manager (2016–2017).
Sean Lawson
LinkedInExperience: Director, Corporate Development · Salesforce
Director, Corporate Development at Salesforce since August 2024, based in the London area, after Senior Manager, Corporate Development there (2022–2024). Their profile lists acquisitions they worked on, including Airkit.ai, Veloce CPQ, PredictSpring and Tenyx. Before Salesforce they were an investment banking associate at Morgan Stanley (2021–2022).
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's part of the deal cycle to your question, since deal teams that source and execute transactions and M&A integration teams that run the work after close see different problems. Check their era and whether the role is current, because the team's structure and priorities can change from year to year.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does a corporate development team at a large software company split responsibility between deal execution and integration?
- 02What does an integration leader do in the first months after a software acquisition closes?
- 03How do corporate development leaders work with business line executives on inorganic strategy?
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