Marc Benioff

Founder, Chairman & CEO of Salesforce.com

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Marc Benioff Biography

Marc Benioff is Chairman and CEO of Salesforce. A pioneer of cloud computing, Benioff founded the company in 1999 with a vision to create a new kind of enterprise software company, with a new technology model based in the cloud, a new pay-as-you-go business model and a new integrated corporate philanthropy model. Under his leadership, Salesforce has grown from a groundbreaking idea into a Fortune 500 company, the fastest-growing top five software company in the world and the largest CRM company.

Benioff is a 35-year veteran of the software industry. Prior to launching Salesforce, he spent 13 years at Oracle Corporation. He founded his first company, Liberty Software, which created video games, at the age of 15. He also worked as an assembly language programmer in Apple Computer’s Macintosh Division.

Benioff has been widely recognized for his visionary leadership and pioneering innovations. He has been named one of the World’s 50 Greatest Leaders by Fortune; one of the 50 Most Influential People by Bloomberg; one of the top 20 Best-Performing CEOs by Harvard Business Review; Businessperson of the Year by Fortune readers; one of the Best CEOs in the World by Barron’s; Innovator of the Decade by Forbes Magazine; and he has received The Economist’s Innovation Award. Benioff is also a member of the World Economic Forum Board of Trustees.

Benioff created the 1-1-1 model of philanthropy, which leverages the resources of Salesforce to improve communities around the world: donating 1% of Salesforce’s product, 1% of its equity and 1% of employees' time to help nonprofits achieve their missions. Today, more than 3,000 companies have adopted the 1-1-1 model through the Pledge 1% movement. Benioff and his wife, Lynne, have focused their personal philanthropy on children’s health, including building UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals in San Francisco and Oakland, as well as on public education, homelessness and other social issues.

Benioff received a B.S. in Business Administration and an honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters from the University of Southern California.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 05/16/2024.

Marc Benioff Videos

  • Davos 2019 - Digital Trust and Transformation A Conversation with ...
    A conversation with Salesforce Founder and Chief Executive Officer Marc Benioff on transformational leadership in the Fourth Industrial ...
  • DF '18 Opening Keynote: "Dreamforce: A Celebration of Trailblazers"
    Join Marc Benioff, Chairman and Co-CEO of Salesforce, to see how Trailblazers like Brunello Cucinelli, Unilever, Marriott, and United Way are ...
  • Fireside Chat with Marc Benioff and Parker Harris
    Join Salesforce Chairman and CEO Marc Benioff and co-founder Parker Harris for a Fireside Chat on Wednesday afternoon. Bring your ...

Marc Benioff Books

  • Trailblazer: The Power of Business as the Greatest Platform for Change
    Trailblazer: The Power of Business as the Greatest Platform for Change
  • Behind the Cloud: The Untold Story of How Salesforce.com Went from Idea to Billion-Dollar Company-and Revolutionized an Industry
    Behind the Cloud: The Untold Story of How Salesforce.com Went from Idea to Billion-Dollar Company-and Revolutionized an Industry
  • The Business of Changing the World: Twenty Great Leaders on Strategic Corporate Philanthropy
    The Business of Changing the World: Twenty Great Leaders on Strategic Corporate Philanthropy
  • Compassionate Capitalism: How Corporations Can Make Doing Good an Integral Part of Doing Well
    Compassionate Capitalism: How Corporations Can Make Doing Good an Integral Part of Doing Well

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Marc Benioff is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics . The estimated speaking fee range to book Marc Benioff for your event is $100,000 - $200,000. Marc Benioff generally travels from San Francisco, CA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Sir Richard Branson, Eric Schmidt, Marc Randolph, Gary Vaynerchuk and Peter Diamandis. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Marc Benioff for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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