Amy Chang

About Amy Chang

Independent, non-employee director of Salesforce (CRM) appointed July 9, 2025; AI entrepreneur and seasoned operating executive with deep product, analytics, and collaboration software experience. Holds B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering (hardware and network systems) from Stanford; prior leadership includes EVP/GM of Cisco Collaboration, founder/CEO of Accompany (acquired by Cisco), and seven-plus years leading Google Analytics and related products .

Past Roles

Organization	Role	Tenure/Years	Committees/Impact
Cisco Systems	EVP & GM, Collaboration (videoconferencing, cloud calling, contact center, devices)	Not disclosed; post‑Accompany acquisition	Scaled multi‑billion collaboration portfolio after acquiring Accompany
Accompany	Founder & CEO; AI/ML relationship intelligence platform	Not disclosed	Built enterprise AI/ML platform; acquired by Cisco
Google	Led Google Analytics, Website Optimizer, Trends, multichannel attribution	7+ years	Grew Google Analytics to serve >86% of the web
eBay	Product strategy for paid search and affiliates	Not disclosed	Performance marketing/product strategy
McKinsey	Semiconductor and software industries work	Not disclosed	Strategy across semiconductor/software
AMD / Intel / Motorola	Hardware engineering roles	Not disclosed	Hardware/EE foundation

External Roles

Organization	Role	Status	Notes
The Walt Disney Company	Director	Current	Public company board
Procter & Gamble	Director; Chair, Innovation & Technology Committee	Current	Committee leadership
Cisco, Informatica, Marqeta, Splunk	Director	Prior	Former public co. directorships
UCSF Hospital	Executive Committee	Current	Healthcare governance role
Stanford School of Engineering	Dean’s Advisory Board Chair	Current	Academic advisory leadership
Google X; multiple AI startups	Advisor	Current	Emerging AI/infrastructure advisory

Board Governance

Appointment: Salesforce Board of Directors effective July 9, 2025; no arrangements/understandings, no family relationships, and no related‑party transactions under Item 404(a) disclosed at appointment .
Independence/compensation: Will receive standard non‑employee director compensation and equity awards; company to enter standard indemnification agreement .
Committee assignments: Not disclosed as of appointment filings; Board committees in FY25 included Audit & Finance, Compensation, Nominating & Governance, Cybersecurity & Privacy, and Business Transformation, all independent per NYSE/SEC rules .
Attendance: FY25 Board average attendance was 97%; Amy Chang joined post‑FY25 proxy and individual attendance data for her will appear in FY26 disclosures .

Fixed Compensation

Element	Fiscal 2025 program terms	Fiscal 2026 program (Board determination)
Annual RSU grant (non‑employee directors)	~$374,900 grant value; vests in four equal installments on Feb 22, May 22, Aug 22, Nov 22, 2024 (standard schedule; one director waived 2025 RSU)	Governance Committee reviewed and recommended no changes to the non‑employee director program; Board kept program unchanged for FY26
Cash retainers (leadership roles)	Lead Independent Director: $150,000; Audit/Comp/Governance Chairs: $50,000; other standing committee Chairs: $25,000; paid quarterly	Unchanged per FY26 program determination
Reimbursement	Travel, lodging, reasonable expenses reimbursed	Unchanged
Amy Chang treatment	Will receive standard non‑employee director compensation and equity awards (specific grant timing/values not yet disclosed in filings)	Same

Performance Compensation

Salesforce does not use performance‑conditioned metrics for director equity; non‑employee director awards are time‑based RSUs, not tied to TSR or financial targets .

Other Directorships & Interlocks

Company	Relationship to CRM	Potential interlock/conflict notes
Disney (DIS); Procter & Gamble (PG)	External public boards	Company disclosed no related‑party transactions for Amy Chang at appointment; standard indemnification anticipated . Governance Committee reviews for‑profit directorship offers and enforces service limits to manage overboarding risk .

Expertise & Qualifications

AI/ML and analytics: Led Google Analytics platform to >86% web penetration; founder of AI relationship intelligence startup; advisor to AI startups and Google X .
Collaboration/product scale: Ran Cisco’s collaboration business post‑acquisition; deep GTM and enterprise product operations .
Technical foundation: Stanford EE (hardware/network systems); early hardware roles at AMD/Intel/Motorola .
Board governance: Current director at DIS/PG with committee chair experience; prior public boards across enterprise software/fintech .

Equity Ownership

Item	Date	Amount/Status	Notes
Initial beneficial ownership (Form 3)	Jul 11, 2025	0 shares	Filed as director; “No securities are beneficially owned.”
Ownership % of outstanding	Jul 11, 2025	0%	Based on Form 3, no holdings at appointment
Hedging/pledging	Policy	Prohibited for executives/directors under company practices
Director stock ownership guideline	Mar 2025 update	Minimum value equal to $550,000, excluding unvested awards; compliance by later of Mar 27, 2030 or 5‑year anniversary; hold‑to‑comply rule applies
Indemnification	Standard agreement	Company intends to enter standard indemnification agreement with Amy Chang

Governance Assessment

Strengths: Deep AI/product/analytics expertise and enterprise collaboration leadership; current committee chair experience at PG; adds technical breadth aligned with CRM’s agentic AI strategy; non‑employee status with no related‑party transactions at appointment supports independence .
Alignment: Will participate in the standard director RSU/cash program and is subject to the enhanced $550,000 stock ownership guideline and hold‑to‑comply requirements, building long‑term alignment .
Watch items: Committee assignment not yet disclosed; multiple outside boards require continuous monitoring versus Salesforce’s service limit (≤ five outside for‑profit boards) but current load appears within policy; individual attendance and holdings evolution to be evaluated in FY26 proxy .
RED FLAGS: None disclosed at appointment—no Item 404(a) transactions, no hedging/pledging, and initial ownership reported accurately via Form 3; continued tracking of insider filings recommended .