Sadia Saifuddin

Sadia Saifuddin is the Chief Product Officer and Co-founder of Risely AI, an education technology enterprise developing artificial intelligence solutions for higher education operations. Prior to establishing Risely AI, she spent seven consecutive years leading major product development initiatives for Salesforce within its dedicated Education Cloud division. During her extensive tenure at Salesforce, Saifuddin built the software corporation's system-of-record Student Information System from scratch, creating a core platform now utilized by university campuses globally. Earlier in her career, she served as a voting Regent on the University of California Board of Regents, where she collaborated directly with university presidents, chancellors, and chief financial officers to influence system-wide administrative decisions. Her professional background centers on the intersection of product management and institutional operations, with a current focus on deploying artificial intelligence to modernize higher education infrastructure.