- Senior Advisor, Meta Platforms1
- Member of the Board of Directors, HubSpot12
Clara Shih serves as a Senior Advisor at Meta Platforms, a role HubSpot's April 2026 proxy statement dates to November 2025. From October 2024 to November 2025, Shih was Head of the Business AI Group at Meta, which Shih started; HubSpot's November 2025 announcement adds that Shih oversaw product and engineering for the generative AI backend platform. From 2020 to 2024, Shih held senior leadership roles at Salesforce, including CEO of Salesforce AI and CEO of Service Cloud. Earlier, Shih founded and led Hearsay Systems, and Shih has served on HubSpot's Board of Directors since November 2025.12
At a glance
- Current roles
- Senior Advisor +1 more
- Sector
- Company
- Fields
- Language models
- Work listed
- 1
- Honors
- 1
- Sources cited
- 2
- Profile reviewed
Career
Shih began as a technology entrepreneur, founding and leading Hearsay Systems, which HubSpot's 2025 announcement notes is now part of Yext. From 2020 to 2024 Shih held senior leadership roles at Salesforce, serving as chief executive of Salesforce AI and of Service Cloud, and HubSpot credits Shih with leading Salesforce's move into generative AI.21
From October 2024 to November 2025 Shih was Head of the Business AI Group at Meta, a group Shih started, and oversaw product and engineering for the generative AI backend platform behind Meta's business tools. HubSpot's April 2026 proxy statement describes Shih as a Senior Advisor at Meta since November 2025.21
Board service
Shih served on the board of directors of Starbucks Corporation from 2011 to 2023. HubSpot appointed Shih to its board of directors effective November 3, 2025, pointing to Shih's background in building AI products as HubSpot embeds AI in its platform.21
Work and contributions
Timeline
- Joined the board of directors of Starbucks Corporation, serving until 2023.1
- Began senior leadership roles at Salesforce, later serving as CEO of Salesforce AI and of Service Cloud.1
- Became Head of the Business AI Group at Meta, a group Shih started.12
- Moved into a Senior Advisor role at Meta Platforms.1
- Joined the HubSpot Board of Directors.2
Other documented roles
Roles the sources document that are not confirmed as current.
- Head of the Business AI Group (October 2024 to November 2025), Meta Platforms12
- CEO of Salesforce AI and CEO of Service Cloud, among senior leadership roles (2020 to 2024), Salesforce12
- Founder, Hearsay Systems2
- Member of the Board of Directors (2011 to 2023), Starbucks Corporation12
Honors and recognition
- Young Global Leader · World Economic Forum2
Where they work
Related people
- Kyunghyun ChoAlso at Meta
- Jason WeiAlso at Meta
- Gabe PereyraAlso at Meta
- Armen AghajanyanAlso at Meta
- Alex RivesAlso at Meta
- David D. CoxLanguage models
- Dani YogatamaLanguage models
- Samuel MarksLanguage models
- Ali GhodsiLanguage models
- Yannic KilcherLanguage models
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2 sources · profile reviewed Oct 21, 2026 · data updated Oct 21, 2026