Israel Forst

Israel Forst is an experienced executive currently serving as the Executive Vice President and General Manager for North America at Valiantys since January 2025, where responsibilities include overseeing all North American operations. Prior to this role, Israel held multiple positions at Salesforce from April 2015 to January 2025, including Senior Vice President and General Manager for Professional Services in the Communications, Media, and Technology sectors, as well as Senior Vice President and Vice President of Customer Success. Israel's earlier experience includes serving as Vice President of Worldwide Professional Services at BlueCat Networks from October 2009 to January 2013, where involvement included consulting and education services, and as Director of Consulting Services at Symantec Corporation from April 2007 to October 2009, managing sales and operations for a $20 million Endpoint Management practice across North and South America.