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Tue August 20, 2019

UPWARD Table of 12 with Lisa Edwards

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You are invited, as a valuable UPWARD member, to an intimate dining experience at an UPWARD Table of 12 with Lisa Edward, Salesforce Executive Vice President of Strategic Business Operations and Customer & Partner Engagement.
This UPWARD event is a unique opportunity to invest valuable and exclusive time with Lisa, UPWARD's 2019 Woman of the Year.
Attendance is limited to only 11 guests for this exclusive event, so RSVP’s will be accepted on a first-come basis. Registration will close on August 10th or when sold out.
LOCATION:
Perbacco230 California StSan Francisco, CA Tuesday, August 20th6:00 - 8:30 p.m.



This event is by invitation-only to UPWARD Bay Area Members. Attendance is limited to only 11 guests for this exclusive event, so RSVP’s will be accepted on a first-come basis. Registration will close when event sold out.


About Lisa Edwards




Lisa Edwards is the Executive Vice President of Strategic Business Operations and Customer and Partner Engagement of Salesforce. In this role, Lisa leads a diverse, experienced team focused on enhancing Salesforce’s customer and partner engagement through a global sales and industries strategies. She also directs world-class customer innovation and transformation teams, helping global brands reimagine their business models and execute strategies that drive growth and lasting
success. Prior to this role, she ran Global Corporate Services (GCS) and was CPO for Salesforce as the company grew from $2B to $10B, championing the digital transformation of the finance functions at Salesforce.
Prior to Salesforce, Ms. Edwards led global strategic partnerships for Visa, Inc. as SVP/Head of Global Strategic Alliances and Global IP Strategy.There, she forged new technology partnerships and managed the Visa patent portfolio. Earlier at Visa she served in an operations role as Head of Global Corporate Services (Global Procurement, AP, Travel, Events, Real Estate, Asset Management, and Security).
Before joining Visa she was an established entrepreneur, serving as CEO of KnowledgeX, a database startup which she led in a sale to IBM. She also co-founded Valubond, an online fixed income exchange and subscription service, and served as President, COO, and head of the ATS (Alternative Trading System) prior to its acquisition by Knight Capital.
Ms. Edwards is fluent in Spanish, and started her career as a strategy consultant at Bain & Co. in both the US and Latin America.
She serves on the Board of Directors of Colgate-Palmolive. She also serves on two non-profit boards: The national board of Playworks and the board of the Presidio YMCA.
Ms. Edwards graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Stanford University and received her MBA from Harvard Business School. She is based in San Francisco, CA.







UPWARD events are open to our executive-level, female members. If you are currently not an UPWARD member, by registering for this event you are accepting a complimentary UPWARD membership.
NOTE: We will accept cancellations only up to 72 business hours prior to the event. Any notices after that time is not refundable (for paid events). Because UPWARD is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, we would appreciate your consideration of a tax-deductible donation versus a refund.
You are invited, as a valuable UPWARD member, to an intimate dining experience at an UPWARD Table of 12 with Lisa Edward, Salesforce Executive Vice President of Strategic Business Operations and Customer & Partner Engagement.
This UPWARD event is a unique opportunity to invest valuable and exclusive time with Lisa, UPWARD's 2019 Woman of the Year.
Attendance is limited to only 11 guests for this exclusive event, so RSVP’s will be accepted on a first-come basis. Registration will close on August 10th or when sold out.
LOCATION:
Perbacco230 California StSan Francisco, CA Tuesday, August 20th6:00 - 8:30 p.m.



This event is by invitation-only to UPWARD Bay Area Members. Attendance is limited to only 11 guests for this exclusive event, so RSVP’s will be accepted on a first-come basis. Registration will close when event sold out.


About Lisa Edwards




Lisa Edwards is the Executive Vice President of Strategic Business Operations and Customer and Partner Engagement of Salesforce. In this role, Lisa leads a diverse, experienced team focused on enhancing Salesforce’s customer and partner engagement through a global sales and industries strategies. She also directs world-class customer innovation and transformation teams, helping global brands reimagine their business models and execute strategies that drive growth and lasting
success. Prior to this role, she ran Global Corporate Services (GCS) and was CPO for Salesforce as the company grew from $2B to $10B, championing the digital transformation of the finance functions at Salesforce.
Prior to Salesforce, Ms. Edwards led global strategic partnerships for Visa, Inc. as SVP/Head of Global Strategic Alliances and Global IP Strategy.There, she forged new technology partnerships and managed the Visa patent portfolio. Earlier at Visa she served in an operations role as Head of Global Corporate Services (Global Procurement, AP, Travel, Events, Real Estate, Asset Management, and Security).
Before joining Visa she was an established entrepreneur, serving as CEO of KnowledgeX, a database startup which she led in a sale to IBM. She also co-founded Valubond, an online fixed income exchange and subscription service, and served as President, COO, and head of the ATS (Alternative Trading System) prior to its acquisition by Knight Capital.
Ms. Edwards is fluent in Spanish, and started her career as a strategy consultant at Bain & Co. in both the US and Latin America.
She serves on the Board of Directors of Colgate-Palmolive. She also serves on two non-profit boards: The national board of Playworks and the board of the Presidio YMCA.
Ms. Edwards graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Stanford University and received her MBA from Harvard Business School. She is based in San Francisco, CA.







UPWARD events are open to our executive-level, female members. If you are currently not an UPWARD member, by registering for this event you are accepting a complimentary UPWARD membership.
NOTE: We will accept cancellations only up to 72 business hours prior to the event. Any notices after that time is not refundable (for paid events). Because UPWARD is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, we would appreciate your consideration of a tax-deductible donation versus a refund.
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