Tag Archives: Marc Benioff

CEO Offers To Relocate TX Staff Over Abortion Law

CNBC reports: Salesforce told thousands of employees in a Slack message on Friday that if they and their families are concerned about the ability to access reproductive care in the wake of Texas’ aggressive anti-abortion law, the company will help them relocate. “These are incredibly personal issues that directly impact many of us — especially women,” Salesforce told employees in …

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Salesforce CEO Donates $30M To SF Homeless Study

Forbes reports: Marc Benioff, billionaire founder of enterprise software behemoth Salesforce, and his wife Lynne are donating $30 million to the University of California, San Francisco to fund a new research initiative that will identify the root causes of, and find evidence-based solutions towards ending, homelessness. The new program, called the Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative, will be part of …

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Salesforce CEO Buys Time Magazine For $190 Million

The Guardian reports: Time Magazine is being sold by Meredith to Marc Benioff, a co-founder of Salesforce, and his wife, it was announced on Sunday. Meredith announced that it was selling Time for $190m in cash to Benioff, one of four co-founders of Salesforce, a cloud computing pioneer. The Benioffs are purchasing Time personally, and the transaction is unrelated to …

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Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff Posts Moving Clip In Thanks For Veto Of Georgia’s Anti-LGBT Bill [VIDEO]

Late last night Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff posted the below gorgeous clip in thanks for the veto of Georgia’s anti-LGBT bill. The video features audio from Harvey Milk’s legendary “you gotta give ’em hope” speech as scenes of gay pride parades, the San Francisco skyline, and a diverse collection of people go by. JMG reader Cuberly tells us that the …

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