Marc Benioff, 55, is an Internet entrepreneur who co-founded Salesforce, a cloud-based software company that offers customer relationship management (CRM) services and sells enterprise applications for customer service. In addition, Benioff — who also is Chairman and co-CEO of Salesforce — is a committed corporate philanthropist and social activist. He has garnered numerous awards and honors; in 2016, he was named one of “Fortune’s 50 World’s Greatest Leaders” for his commitment to equality for all and other social issues as CEO.”
Quotes: “Although I loved working on technology — I’ve always been a computer geek at heart — my professors encouraged me to get a real-world job working with customers.” | “The future of communicating with customers rests in engaging with them through every possible channel: phone, e-mail, chat, Web, and social networks. Customers are discussing a company’s products and brand in real time. Companies need to join the conversation.”
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