Marc Benioff founded Salesforce in 1999 and built it into a major enterprise software company while pioneering its 1-1-1 philanthropy model. He is also the owner and co-chair of TIME and founded TIME Ventures, backing companies including Planet and Terraformation with Lynne Benioff.
+2Chair and Chief Executive Officer
Co-founded Salesforce in 1999 and has chaired its board since inception. First became CEO in November 2001; returned to sole-CEO leadership in January 2023 after serving alongside a co-CEO.
Co-owns and co-chairs TIME with Lynne Benioff. Their acquisition closed in November 2018.
Member, Board of Trustees
Member, Board of Trustees
Board Director
Served on Cisco's board, contributing software, cloud and customer experience expertise.
Senior Vice President
Worked at Oracle from 1986 to 1999 in sales, marketing and product development, ending his tenure as a senior vice president.
Bachelor of Science, Business Administration (1986)
