AI & ML
Acloud computing pioneer, AI innovator and prolific philanthropist, Marc Benioff co-founded Salesforce in 1999 and has been its CEO and Chair since 2001.
As Chair, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Marc is a pioneer of cloud computing who has now positioned his company at the forefront of the AI revolution.
Established with a clear vision to be‘ A World-Class Internet Company for Sales Force Automation’, Salesforce is now a Fortune 500 company with more than 76,000 employees.
It enables companies of every size and industry to digitally transform around their customers by harnessing the power of automation, AI and realtime data to make every customer experience more personal.
The company has been recognised as the Most Innovative Company by Forbes, as well as a Best Place to Work and the 10th Most Admired Company in the World by Fortune.
Today, under Marc’ s leadership, Salesforce is the # 1 provider of Customer Relationship Management( CRM) software globally and is leading the transition to autonomous AI systems in enterprise software.
Philanthropy and the 1-1-1 model Central to Salesforce’ s identity is the mission to have a positive impact on the world. On day one, Marc created the 1-1-1 model of philanthropy,
“ AI is not just the most important technology of our lifetime, but probably the most important in any lifetime”
MARC BENIOFF, CHAIR & CEO, SALESFORCE
66 May 2025