Juan Perez is EVP and CIO at Salesforce. He is responsible for the global IT team, driving digital strategy, and the technical integration of newly acquired companies. Juan also partners closely with customers to advise on their digital transformations.

Juan joined Salesforce in 2022 from UPS where he was CIO and Engineering Officer and a member of the Executive Leadership Team. Juan was a key part of UPS’ adoption of new technologies, including AI, virtual assistants, and virtual reality solutions for driver training. He was also responsible for all technology, including operations, airline, automation, sortation, and customer and back-office systems.

Juan has been named a Top Latino Leader by the Council for Latino Workplace Equity, received the Distinguished Mexican Abroad award from the Mexican government, and received the Forbes CIO Innovation Award for his work on UPS’ Global Smart Logistics Network.

Juan is a senior member of the Institute of Industrial Engineers and serves as a program evaluator for the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET). He also serves on the board of the Hershey Company and the advisory boards for the School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University of Southern California and the School of Business at Georgia Tech. Most recently, Juan was honored with the Héctor P. García Legacy Award, the National Latino Leadership Conference’s Legacy award that celebrates the dedicated service and accomplishments of Dr. Héctor P. García, a physician, military veteran, and advocate for the rights of Latinos in the U.S.

Juan holds a B.S. in industrial and systems engineering and an M.S. in computer and manufacturing engineering from the University of Southern California.