Technology as a Force for Good: Salesforce’s Paula Goldman

Technology as a Force for Good: Salesforce’s Paula Goldman

Author: MIT Sloan Management Review November 30, 2021 Duration: 27:35
Paula Goldman has been a passionate advocate for the responsible use of technology for her entire career. Since joining Salesforce as its first chief ethical and humane use officer, she’s helped the company design and build technology solutions for its customers, with a focus on ethics, fairness, and responsible use. In this episode, Paula joins hosts Sam and Shervin to discuss her specific role leading the ethical development of technology solutions, as well as the role technology companies play in society at large. Read the episode transcript here. Me, Myself, and AI is a collaborative podcast from MIT Sloan Management Review and Boston Consulting Group and is hosted by Sam Ransbotham and Shervin Khodabandeh. Our engineer is David Lishansky, and the coordinating producers are Allison Ryder and Sophie Rüdinger. Stay in touch with us by joining our LinkedIn group, AI for Leaders at mitsmr.com/AIforLeaders. Read more about our show and follow along with the series at https://sloanreview.mit.edu/ai. Guest bio: Paula Goldman is Salesforce’s first chief ethical and humane use officer. In her role, she leads Salesforce in creating a framework to build and deploy ethical technology that optimizes social benefit. Previously, Goldman served as vice president, global lead, for the Tech and Society Solutions Lab at Omidyar Network, a social impact investment firm established by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar. Goldman also served as the global lead for impact investing, where she created and led Omidyar Network’s global efforts to build the impact investing movement through its investment portfolio, industry partnerships, and thought leadership. Goldman earned a Ph.D. from Harvard University, a master’s degree in public affairs from Princeton, and a bachelor’s degree with highest honors from the University of California, Berkeley. We encourage you to rate and review our show. Your comments may be used in Me, Myself, and AI materials. We want to know how you feel about Me, Myself, and AI. Please take a short, two-question survey.

Ever wondered how some organizations manage to turn artificial intelligence from a buzzword into a genuine engine for growth, while others struggle to move beyond the pilot phase? Me, Myself, and AI, a production from MIT Sloan Management Review, goes straight to the source to find out. Instead of theoretical discussions, this podcast features candid conversations with the people who are actually building and implementing AI systems at scale. You'll hear directly from leaders at prominent companies like YouTube, Cisco, and Hugging Face as they recount their journeys-not just the polished successes, but the real-world challenges, strategic decisions, and sometimes surprising lessons learned along the way. Each episode digs into the practicalities of creating measurable business value, cutting through the noise to reveal what effective AI leadership and integration truly look like. It’s a focused exploration for anyone in technology, business, or education who wants to understand the human and operational stories behind the algorithms. Tune in for an unvarnished look at the future being built, one practical application at a time.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 100

Me, Myself, and AI
Podcast Episodes
Driving Manufacturing Efficiency With AI: Pirelli’s Daniele Petecchi [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 25:30
Daniele Petecchi didn’t realize how complex the process of producing tires was until he joined Pirelli, a company that’s been in the business of manufacturing tires for more than 150 years. But now, as head of data manag…
Bonus Episode: Artificial Intelligence Podcasts With Jennifer Strong [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 28:58
While Me, Myself, and AI is on winter break, we hope you enjoy this episode. Jennifer Strong, longtime journalist and creator of the SHIFT podcast, joins Sam and Shervin to talk about their favorite Me, Myself, and AI ep…
Bonus Episode: Generative AI Trends for 2024 With Tom Davenport [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 29:49
While Me, Myself, and AI is on winter break, we hope you enjoy this episode. Tom Davenport, President’s Distinguished Professor of Information Technology and Management at Babson College, joins Sam and Shervin to talk ab…
Making Magic With Gen AI: Capital One’s Prem Natarajan [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 28:53
Growing up in a multilingual community, Prem Natarajan became interested in language at a young age. Eventually that interest, aptitude, and curiosity translated into an interest in machine learning and technical develop…
AI on Mars: NASA’s Vandi Verma [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 26:44
When Vandi Verma saw the Spirit and Opportunity rovers land on Mars while she was working toward a Ph.D. in robotics, it set her on a path toward working at NASA in space exploration., Perhaps unsurprisingly, today, as c…