Sassoon Grigorian is the Vice President of Public Policy at Salesforce. In this capacity, he manages government affairs and public policy matters across Japan and the Asia Pacific, overseeing issues relating to privacy, security, cloud computing, digital transformation, and AI, and working with the public sector to improve Salesforce’s services and customer experience.

Prior to joining Salesforce, Sassoon worked at eBay as Director of Public Policy for the Asia-Pacific region, where he focused on commerce and payments, removing barriers to trade, and promoting innovation and improved regulation in payments. He has also worked for Microsoft Corporation in Corporate Affairs.

Before joining the private sector, Sassoon served in the NSW Government, Australia’s largest State, for a decade, as an adviser to the NSW Premier and NSW Deputy Premier.