Lisa Sonek

Lisa Sonek is a seasoned professional with over 20 years of experience in building and growing diverse and complex alliance partnerships in the fields of System Integration (SI), Consulting, and Independent Software Vendor (ISV) spaces, with a focus on cloud-based applications.

In her previous role at Adobe, she led the North America alliance with Accenture for 6 years, which was recognized as the largest and most successful of Adobe's Global SI partners. Her achievements include winning Adobe's prestigious Global Partner of the Year and NA Digital Marketing Partner of the Year awards.

She specializes in strategic partnership building with global and regional partners, working cross-functionally with Sales, Marketing, Product, and Professional Services teams. Her expertise includes pipeline development, building technology practices, forming virtual sales teams, cultivating CxO relationships, and engaging with Microsoft.

Lisa is currently embarking on a new professional journey with Salesforce to strengthen and expand partnerships with top global agencies. She holds a B.S. in Business & Pre-Law from Cornell University and an MBA in Business Administration from Boston University Graduate School of Management.

Her career history includes pivotal roles at prominent organizations such as Adobe, EMC, Microsoft Corporation, Centra Software, SoftQuad Software, and IBM (via the Lotus acquisition). With her resourcefulness, collaborative nature, and commitment to partner and customer satisfaction, Lisa is poised to excel in furthering Salesforce's global alliance network.