June 1, 2020
Craig Cuffie
Speaker
SVP and Chief Procurement Officer
SalesForce
As the Senior Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer at Salesforce, Craig Cuffie provides directional leadership and strategic management for the purchase, procurement and acquisition of all contractual services. Craig and his team serve as lead negotiators for enterprisewide capital and associated operating expenses, including all hardware, technology, software licenses, professional services and service level agreements. Craig also oversees the Company’s supplier diversity initiatives.
Prior to joining Salesforce, Craig founded Eagle Island Advisors, a boutique private equity firm focused on sourcing lower midmarket opportunities in the 3rd Party Logistics (3PL) industry. Previous to that Craig held positions as Vice President of Global Operations at Jawbone, Inc, a pioneer in the wearable tech/Internet of Things (IOT) technology sector, Chief Procurement Officer and Vice President Supply Chain at Clearwire as well as a number of business line and leadership roles including, Vice President of Global Operations Service and Technical support at Intuit.
Craig earned his Masters degree in management from Renssalear Polytechnic Institute. He is a member of the Executive Leadership Council, the Stanford Global Supply Chain Forum, and the Institute for Supply Management. He also serves as an advisor to several Silicon Valley startups, coaching them on scaling their business operations.