Yacov Salomon
EVP Engineering, Service Cloud at Salesforce
San Francisco, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolYacov Salomon is an AI and machine learning authority turned senior technology executive with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving as EVP Engineering for Salesforce Service Cloud in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has repeatedly bridged research and product, moving from a PhD in mathematics to founding and scaling multiple startups and leading data science and AI organizations at Salesforce and other fast-growth companies. Known for building high-performing teams and shipping innovative, enterprise-grade ML products, he blends deep technical rigor with practical productization across marketing, analytics, and service domains. His resume spans hands-on roles from CTO and Head of AI to academic lecturing at UC Berkeley, signaling a rare mix of entrepreneurial grit and pedagogy. An understated strength is his consistent focus on ethics and responsible AI, evidenced by leadership at The Ethical Tech Project alongside commercial innovation.
10 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
The University of MelbourneBachelor of Science (BSc) with Honors Mathematics, Bachelor of Science (BSc) with Honors Mathematics at James Cook University
Github Skills (17)
shapeless8
machine-learning7
aws6
notification5
scala5
exposure5
exposure-notification4
security2
reference-implementation1
command-line-interface1
resumable1
dedicated-server1
rfc1
cli1
server1
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
ysalomon/ucb-w207-applied-ml
Jan 2019 - Aug 2021
Code and documents for UC Berkeley MIDS program course w207-Applied-Machine-Learning
Contributions:21 commits, 6 PRs, 25 pushes in 2 years 7 months
appliedmachine-learninguc-berkeleymidsberkeley
ethical-tech-project/the-privacy-stack
Oct 2022 - Mar 2023
Contributions:1 review, 3 PRs, 8 pushes in 4 months
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