Richard McInnis
Role: Associate
Site: CDL-Atlantic
Streams: Oceans, Prime
Richard McInnis is Vice President at Salesforce, where he leads the go-to-market for AI & Agentforce across Canada and the U.S. Health & Life Sciences business. With more than 20 years of success in technology and SaaS sales, Richard has built a career at the intersection of enterprise sales, AI, and digital transformation.
He has launched and scaled multiple Salesforce businesses globally, including leading social product sales teams in North America and worldwide, and today drives adoption of next-generation AI and agentic technologies. Prior to Salesforce, Richard was Vice President of Enterprise Sales at Radian6, where he helped secure the company’s first customers and scale the business through to its acquisition by Salesforce. He also led global sales at Introhive, during its early market expansion as well as other early stage companies.
Richard is passionate about mentoring entrepreneurs and supporting innovation ecosystems. He previously served as an Associate Advisor with Creative Destruction Lab from 2018–2019 and now returns as a mentor to help founders navigate early-stage growth and go-to-market strategy. Based in Halifax, Richard combines deep global enterprise experience with a commitment to supporting Canadian innovation.