Dr. Rachel Gillum is an AI and tech policy expert who has led strategic initiatives across multinational corporations, startups, the U.S. government, and academia. Her work has been featured in Forbes, The Washington Post, Essence, and other outlets. She is Vice President of Ethical & Humane Use of Technology at Salesforce, where she leads a global team responsible for responsible AI and platform safety across Salesforce and Slack, including safe deployment of AI and AI agents.

Rachel serves as a Commissioner on the Atlantic Council GeoTech Commission on AI, and formerly on the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s bipartisan AI Commission. She advises organizations on responsible AI, including as a Techstars advisor and mentor, a member of CareMessage’s Technical Advisory Board, and a member of the Institute for Security and Technology’s Trust & Safety Advisory Group. She is an affiliated scholar at Stanford University and the author of several academic works.

Prior to Salesforce, Rachel served as Senior Director of the Silicon Valley Office at RiceHadleyGatesManuel LLC, where she managed the firm’s technology and venture capital portfolio. She previously held intelligence and security roles in the U.S. government. Rachel earned her PhD and MA from Stanford University.