Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel & Secretary, Cerence
Search every verified Jennifer Salinas interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Jennifer Salinas, Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Secretary at Cerence AI, appeared on the podcast "A La Latina" in July 2025. Salinas described Cerence as providing voice AI to approximately 52% of vehicles worldwide, and characterized the automobile as "the next smartphone" that will act as a personal assistant. She discussed her career trajectory, including taking a significant pay cut to move from a law partnership to an in-house role at Lenovo, where she eventually became head of global litigation and general counsel of a business unit. Salinas spoke about the importance of knowing one's value, stating that "knowing your value means knowing it so that people cannot devalue it." She noted that she has had to work harder than others due to assumptions about her background, and advised listeners to "learn about niche areas like AI" because "it's a level playing field." Salinas also recommended not sacrificing personal values, citing a decision to leave an abusive boss for the sake of her career and mental health, and advised her younger self to "not be so hung up on what people think."
“I knew that whatever company I went into, I would be valued because I would demonstrate that. Now, you are absolutely right. They assumed that they knew who I was and it didn't align with who I actually am. And you're absolutely right. it comes with and I hate that. I hate the fact that I have to prove that I'm differe...”
“I had to work harder than everybody else. Somebody that came recently said, 'Every time I have a Latino or Latina come through like the door to interview, what I see is somebody that to be sitting in front of me had to work double from the person that came right before.' That's right. That's right.”
“I took a huge pay cut initially going from being a partner to going in-house. When I say huge pay cut, I mean I was going to be making a third of what I was making. But I took the leap of faith because I wanted to be the general counsel of a public company.”
“The auto is the next smartphone. If you think about what smartphones have done to our world, that's going to be the car. You're going to get into a car and it's going to be your assistant, knowing your habits so well that you don't even have to think about it.”
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