Marc Benioff
Chief Executive Officer at
SALESFORCE, INC.
Net worth: 4 212 M $ as of 30/05/2026
Profile
Marc Russell Benioff (born September 25, 1964) is the founder, chairman and CEO of salesforce.com, a cloud computing company.
Benioff started salesforce.com in March 1999 in a rented San Francisco apartment and defined its mission as The End of Software®. He is “credited with turning the software industry on its head” by using the Internet to “revamp the way software programs are designed and distributed.” He has long evangelized software as a service as the model that would replace traditional enterprise software. He is the creator of the term “platform as a service” and has extended salesforce.com’s reach by allowing customers to build their own applications on the company’s architecture, or in the salesforce.com “cloud.” He is the author of three books, including the national best seller Behind the Cloud. He currently serves on the board of Cisco.
Early life and education
Benioff was raised in a Jewish family in the San Francisco metropolitan area. He graduated from Burlingame High School in 1982. Benioff received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Southern California Epyx published his King Arthur's Heir, The Nightmare, Escape from Vulcan's Isle, and Crypt of the Undead. He worked as an assembly language programmer at the Macintosh Division of Apple Computer, where he was inspired by the company and its co-founder, Steve Jobs. Prior to founding salesforce.com, Benioff was at Oracle Corporation for 13 years in a variety of executive positions in sales, marketing, and product development. At 23, he was named Oracle's Rookie of the Year and three years later he was promoted to vice president, the company's youngest person to hold that title.
Influence and honors
In 2010 Fortune named him one of the Smartest 50 People in Tech as well as one of the Top 50 People in Business. The San Francisco Business Times named Benioff 2009 Executive of the Year, "for defying the fierce economic downdraft--and taking the lead role in the creation of an industry."
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Known holdings in public companies
| Company | Date | Number of shares | Valuation | Valuation date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
SALESFORCE, INC. 2.69% | 21/04/2026 | 22,041,486 ( 2.69% ) | 4 212 M $ | 30/05/2026 |
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Marc Benioff active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
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| SALESFORCE, INC. | Chief Executive Officer | 31/12/2000 |
Salesforce Ventures LLC
 Salesforce Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Salesforce Ventures invests in companies located across the globe primarily in the United States, Europe, Israel, Japan, Korea, India and Australia. The firm focuses on cloud infrastructure, security, AI, horizontal & vertical apps and impact sectors. It provides financing for seed, early, later and growth stage transactions with an investment size of USD 5 - 50 million. | Chief Executive Officer | - |
Salesforce UK Ltd.
 Salesforce UK Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops CRM software | Chief Executive Officer | - |
HeyWire, Inc.
 HeyWire, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops cloud-based communication platform | President | - |
Time Ventures Holdings LLC
 Time Ventures Holdings LLC Investment ManagersFinance Time Ventures invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on broad range of sectors. It participates in early stage capital requirements. | Founder | - |
Natural Capital Exchange, Inc.
 Natural Capital Exchange, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides consulting services | Director/Board Member | 25/05/2021 |
Forum Mondial de L'Economie
 Forum Mondial de L'Economie Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as political, business and cultural organizations | Director/Board Member | 21/08/2019 |
Salesforce.com, Inc. (Investment Management)
 Salesforce.com, Inc. (Investment Management) Investment ManagersFinance Provides investment advice | Chief Executive Officer | 31/12/1998 |
The World Economic Forum USA, Inc.
 The World Economic Forum USA, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates an organization for economic reforms | Director/Board Member | - |
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Linked companies
| Private companies | 19 |
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Apple, Inc.
 Apple, Inc. Telecommunications EquipmentElectronic Technology Designs, manufactures smartphones, personal computers, tablets, wearables and accessories | Electronic Technology |
Cisco Systems, Inc.
 Cisco Systems, Inc. Telecommunications EquipmentElectronic Technology Designs and sells networking, security, collaboration, cloud management hardware & applications to securely connect industries and communities | Electronic Technology |
Oracle Corp.
 Oracle Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides cloud based enterprise applications and infrastructure technologies & license, hardware and IT services | Technology Services |
DW Data, Inc.
 DW Data, Inc. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Provides web-based business services | Communications |
Salesforce, Inc.
 Salesforce, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops customer relationship management software technology | Technology Services |
HeyWire, Inc.
HeyWire, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops cloud-based communication platform | Technology Services |
University of Southern California
 University of Southern California Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
Forum Mondial de L'Economie
Forum Mondial de L'Economie Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as political, business and cultural organizations | Commercial Services |
National Academy of Engineering
 National Academy of Engineering Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as a professional membership organization | Commercial Services |
The World Economic Forum USA, Inc.
The World Economic Forum USA, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates an organization for economic reforms | Commercial Services |
Liberty Software
 Liberty Software Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Designs pharmacy software platform | Technology Services |
Salesforce UK Ltd.
Salesforce UK Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops CRM software | Technology Services |
Salesforce.com Foundation | |
Cloudwords, Inc.
 Cloudwords, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides marketing platform and website platform solutions | Technology Services |
Salesforce Ventures LLC
Salesforce Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Salesforce Ventures invests in companies located across the globe primarily in the United States, Europe, Israel, Japan, Korea, India and Australia. The firm focuses on cloud infrastructure, security, AI, horizontal & vertical apps and impact sectors. It provides financing for seed, early, later and growth stage transactions with an investment size of USD 5 - 50 million. | Finance |
Salesforce.org LLC
 Salesforce.org LLC Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Operates as a corporate philanthropy program which provides volunteers, CRM product donations and Salesforce.org grants to nonprofit organizations | Miscellaneous |
Salesforce.com, Inc. (Investment Management)
Salesforce.com, Inc. (Investment Management) Investment ManagersFinance Provides investment advice | Finance |
Natural Capital Exchange, Inc.
Natural Capital Exchange, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides consulting services | Commercial Services |
Time Ventures Holdings LLC
Time Ventures Holdings LLC Investment ManagersFinance Time Ventures invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on broad range of sectors. It participates in early stage capital requirements. | Finance |
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