Israel Forst

Chief Executive Officer · Valiantys

IT Consulting / Atlassian Solutions Partner

Chief Executive Officer of Valiantys, which describes itself as Atlassian's largest global solutions partner, appointed in February 2026 after a year as its Executive Vice President and General Manager of North America. He previously led Professional Services at Salesforce as Senior Vice President and General Manager, where the North American practice grew to more than $1 billion in revenue.

Last reviewed: Sep 28, 2026

Israel Forst

Chief Executive Officer Valiantys

Last Reviewed: September 28, 2026

Executive Summary

Israel Forst is Chief Executive Officer of Valiantys, a consultancy that describes itself as Atlassian’s largest global solutions partner and helps organisations get the full value from Atlassian’s “System of Work”. He took the role in February 2026, a year after joining to run North America, Valiantys’s fastest-growing region. His background is in large-scale professional services. At Salesforce, where he was Senior Vice President and General Manager of Professional Services, the North American services business grew more than fourfold to over $1 billion in revenue.

Career Highlights

  • Appointed Chief Executive Officer of Valiantys on 10 February 2026, effective immediately.
  • Joined Valiantys in January 2025 as Executive Vice President and General Manager of North America, with a remit covering commercial, federal and regulated sectors.
  • Served as SVP and General Manager of Professional Services at Salesforce, overseeing strategy, execution and performance for its services business.
  • Oversaw growth of Salesforce’s North American Professional Services to more than $1 billion in revenue, directing delivery and adoption for more than 3,000 customers.

Professional Journey

Before Valiantys, Forst spent his career in enterprise technology services. Valiantys credits him with more than 30 years of leadership experience. Most recently he was Senior Vice President and General Manager of Professional Services at Salesforce, responsible for strategy and execution across the professional services portfolio and for delivering and driving adoption of Salesforce’s CRM products for more than 3,000 North American customers. During his tenure, according to Valiantys, North American Professional Services grew more than fourfold to over $1 billion in revenue.

Valiantys hired him in January 2025 as Executive Vice President and General Manager of North America, its fastest-growing region, to expand across commercial, federal and highly regulated sectors. On joining he said that “real business transformation requires the combination of business, process, change and technology capabilities”.

In February 2026 the company made him Chief Executive Officer. Valiantys said it had strengthened its operations in 2025 and was focusing on helping enterprise clients modernise critical work systems and improve execution, while building AI-powered solutions on Atlassian’s platform. Forst set out his view of the job: “The future of work will not be defined by platforms alone, it will be defined by how effectively teams collaborate, decide and deliver.” The company operates in 11 countries across North America, Europe, India and Australia.

Education

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