Sabastian Niles

Sabastian Niles is President and Chief Legal Officer at Salesforce, as well as the Board of Directors’ Corporate Secretary. As the leader of Salesforce’s global legal affairs organization, he oversees how the company navigates evolving opportunities, risks and regulations in pursuing global growth and impact, ensuring responsible, ethical, and sustainable practices.

Sabastian serves as a trusted advisor to Salesforce’s various stakeholders, helping customers, partners, and industry leaders prioritize trust, impact, and responsibility in an AI-first world – advancing a vision of humans and AI agents working together to drive stakeholder success.

Before joining Salesforce in 2023, Sabastian was a partner at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, where he specialized in advising global companies on corporate governance, enterprise risk oversight, stakeholder and shareholder affairs, strategic investments, and mergers and acquisitions. His expertise also includes championing sustainability initiatives and fostering strong stakeholder relationships.

Recognized as one of the highest-ranked attorneys in the country, Sabastian also serves on the Board of Directors of the Partnership for New York City, the Business Software Alliance’s Board of Directors and Executive Committee, the Aspen Institute’s Business & Society Board of Advisors, and as a director of Literacy Partners. He is also a member of the American Law Institute, the Council of Foreign Relations and the Economic Club of New York.

He earned his law degree from Harvard Law School, where he co-founded the Harvard Association of Law and Business, and holds undergraduate degrees in Economics, Finance, and Decision and Information Sciences from the University of Maryland.