capital · May 22, 2026
Clari + Salesloft Announces CRO and CTO Appointments to Scale Revenue Execution
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Clari + Salesloft named Brian Benfer as Chief Revenue Officer and Rajesh Krishnaswami as Chief Technology Officer in a May 13, 2026 announcement. Benfer previously served as CRO at Brightly Software for six years, leading through acquisitions and scaling to profitability while expanding into APAC, EMEA, and India after earlier roles at SolarWinds and Citrix. Krishnaswami most recently led AI-native platform development as CTO at Globalli for global payroll and payments following SVP of Engineering at Dayforce and leadership positions at SAP, Oracle, and Infor. The moves advance the Predictive Revenue System after the December 2025 merger and April 2026 forecasting-to-execution launch. Steve Cox, CEO of Clari + Salesloft, stated that Benfer and Krishnaswami connect go-to-market execution with AI platform building.