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Vala Afshar is Chief Digital Evangelist at Salesforce, author, patent holding inventor, podcaster, columnist and keynote speaker. With over one million social media followers, Afshar is recognized as a top business and innovation influencer. He has written over 500 articles and has interviewed over 1,200 guests on his weekly podcast. Afshar is the author of The Pursuit of Social Business Excellence. Prior to Salesforce, Afshar served as Vice President of Engineering, Chief Customer Officer and Chief Marketing Officer.