Kristi King
Event Manager
Based in Chicago, ILKristi supports Salesforce Ventures’ global events program, hosting 20+ events annually for the Salesforce Ventures brand and portfolio, including Elevate, Cloud 100, Cloud Gives Back, Founder Summit, and Salesforce Ventures’ presence at Dreamforce.
Throughout her career, Kristi has executed events for up to 18,000 attendees in over 15 US states and internationally in Canada, England, and the United Arab Emirates. Prior to joining Salesforce Ventures, Kristi curated event experiences for Google, Hilton, Keller Williams Realty, Nike, Samsung, and Target. Career highlights include leading Hilton’s EMEA Owner’s Conference in Dubai (and skiing in the world’s largest mall). She won the 2017 Gala Award for “Best Achievement in Logistics” from Special Events Magazine for pivoting a real estate convention in only eight days to a disaster relief event for hurricane victims.