Technology executive and entrepreneur Jitendra Kavathekar has an extensive background in bringing innovation to market at scale. He is currently the Global Vice President at Salesforce, where he leads the company's partnership with Accenture and helps drive products that support net-zero carbon footprint. Prior to Salesforce, he co-founded and led Accenture Ventures and Open Innovation, worked as CEO, advisor, and investor for young startups, and developed award-winning products for companies like Yahoo, Motorola, Palm, and HP.

Kavathekar's rich educational background includes a Bachelor's degree in Mathematics, Computer Science, and Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, an honorary Doctorate Degree from ITU, engineering, and data science courses from the Great Lakes Institute of Management, and a Master's Degree in Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He is a Fellow at the Tribeca Disruptor Foundation, a Cannes Lion Awards Jury, and a Product Development leader for an Emmy Award-nominated product.

Kavathekar has held various positions throughout his career, including Managing Director & Co-Founder at Global Accenture Ventures & Open Innovation, President & CEO at Twiki, Inc., Executive in Residence at Plug, and Play Tech Center, and Vice President & General Manager of Yahoo! Web Analytics at Yahoo!. He also served as Senior Director of Mobile Devices at Motorola, Vice President of Engineering at Devicescape Software, and Director of Engineering at Core Technology at Palm, Inc.