Irina Gutman

I drive the implementation of AI and agentic AI solutions as an Accelerated Industry portfolio leader in the Forward Deployed Engineering Organization and former head of the Global Professional Services AI practice. Focused on AI, automation, and data strategy, I lead a multidisciplinary team of Deployment Strategists and Forward Deployed Engineers to deliver scalable agnostic solutions on Salesforce’s platform. I partner across Salesforce and with customers to accelerate Agentforce adoption while balancing innovation, value, and risk.

With 29+ years of experience, I bring deep expertise in strategy, change management, organizational design and delivering complex enterprise solutions through globally optimized teams. I specialize in AI adoption, automation, and process reengineering, ensuring responsible, scalable, high-impact implementation. My industry background spans Financial Services, Retail, Technology, and Manufacturing, where I align AI initiatives with business goals, balancing innovation, value, and risk to drive enterprise-wide impact.

My passion is travel and exploring different cultural events. Living in close proximity to New York makes it easy to enjoy everything the Big Apple has to offer, from museums and traveling exhibitions to the latest plays, and of course, delicious cuisine from every possible culture. When it comes to travel, I love creating custom itineraries. I could spend hours doing research, but now I have a great collaborator in ChatGPT. Together, we build amazing itineraries in half the time.