The Unorthodox Climb of an Uncommon CFO

Amy Weaver's career trajectory at Salesforce was anything but ordinary. In the tech world where finance chiefs typically hail from the accounting ranks, Weaver took a most unconventional path—from general counsel to president and CFO in mere months. Her leap from top legal officer to top financial officer is so rare that even executive search firms struggle to recall an example. Yet under her leadership, Salesforce's stock has climbed 14 spots on the Fortune 500 list and revenues have surged by double digits.