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Marc Russell Benioff born in San Francisco, CA to Russell (an apparel store chain owner) & Joelle.

With friends, 15 yr old Marc founds Liberty Software which creates video games for the Atari 800.

Marc graduates from Burlingame High School, a public school in San Mateo County, California.

Marc earns royalties of ~$1,500 a month from video games he helped program and write.

Marc works in Apple Computer's Macintosh division as an assembly language programmer.

Marc graduates with a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Southern California.

Marc joins Oracle as a Sales Consultant.

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Oracle selects Marc as "Rookie of the Year".

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Marc becomes the youngest Vice President at Oracle.

Marc makes a $50,000 investment in Siebel Systems, which is later a Salesforce competitor.

Marc goes on sabbatical in India & Hawaii. He says in HI, he had the idea for Salesforce.com.

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Marc receives more than $20 million when he sells his shares in Siebel Systems.

Marc leaves Oracle in March & founds Salesforce.com, with its first software launching in the fall.

Marc launches the Salesforce Foundation with a "1-1-1" model of corporate philanthropy.

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Marc asks that Oracle's Larry Ellison leave Salesforce.com's board of directors.

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Salesforce.com CEO Dillon resigns. Marc takes on CEO role in addition to being Board Chairman.

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President George W. Bush appoints Marc as the co-chair of the President’s IT Advisory Committee.

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Salesforce.com achieves its first ever profitable quarter in Q2 of 2003.

"Compassionate Capitalism," a book on integrated corp. philanthropy co-authored by Marc, launched.

Marc is named Alumni Entrepreneur of the Year by USC Marshall School of Business.

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Salesforce.com's IPO raises $110 million.

Marc is selected as a member of The Forum of Young Global Leaders by the World Economic Forum.

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Siebel Systems acquired by Oracle, creating time & space for Salesforce to dominate the CRM field.

Marc marries Lynne Krilich.

Marc's 2nd co-authored book—also on philanthropy—"The Business of Changing the World" launches.

Marc given Excellence in Corporate Philanthropy Award by Committee Encouraging Corp. Philanthropy.

Marc's 3rd co-authored book “Behind the Cloud”—about the story of Salesforce.com—is published.

Marc is honored by The San Francisco Business Times as its 2009 Executive of the Year.

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Salesforce's Power of Us program announces $10M each for 5 southeastern San Francisco non-profits.

Marc is named as one of 50 "Smartest People in Tech" by Fortune magazine.

The Benioffs pledge $100M to UC San Francisco to build a children's hospital at Mission Bay.

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The Benioffs & Salesforce Fdn. donate $1.8M to Star Community Home to help San Francisco's homeless.

Marc is appointed as one of 27 national co-chairs of the Obama re-election campaign.

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The Benioffs & Salesforce Fdn. give $500K+ (matched by city govt.) to help San Francisco's homeless.

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The Benioffs increase their donation to San Francisco homeless families aid to $2M+.

T4A.org, a network of entrepreneurs & public leaders formed as nonprofit. Marc is on the board.

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Salesforce.com launches Power of Us online community hub for non-profits and education.

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Marc donates $2.7M to San Francisco's public middle schools, supporting innovation & IT.

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Marc personally leads raising of $10M from tech companies for SF Gives regional antipoverty program.

The Benioffs give another $100M to UCSF for expansion, merging of SF & Oakland children's hospitals.

Plans unveiled for $690M office expansion in new 61-story skyscraper in SF, named Salesforce Tower.

Marc receives honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from USC & gives commencement speech.

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Salesforce software suite tailored and discounted for nonprofits announced.

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Marc donates another $5M to San Francisco's public middle schools, supporting tech education.

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Marc says he wants to give away over $1 billion to good causes by 2024.

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Marc joins w/ Scott Farquhar, Atlassian CEO, to launch movement to spread 1/1/1 philanthropy model.

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Marc donates another $6M to SF's public middle schools, with a $100M long-term goal in mind.

Salesforce sponsors U2's "iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE" tour ($1M in philanthropy-related co-branding).

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Marc & Salesforce successfully lead business boycott pressure on Indiana to change an anti-gay law.

Marc gives commencement speech at UC Berkeley.

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Salesforce.com pledges $5M to Global Fund & (RED)'s international anti-AIDS efforts.

Marc is elected to the World Economic Forum's Board of Trustees.

1960s

Marc Russell Benioff born in San Francisco, CA to Russell (an apparel store chain owner) & Joelle.

1970s

With friends, 15 yr old Marc founds Liberty Software which creates video games for the Atari 800.

1980s

Marc graduates from Burlingame High School, a public school in San Mateo County, California.

Marc earns royalties of ~$1,500 a month from video games he helped program and write.

Marc works in Apple Computer's Macintosh division as an assembly language programmer.

Marc graduates with a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Southern California.

Marc joins Oracle as a Sales Consultant.

Oracle selects Marc as "Rookie of the Year".

Marc becomes the youngest Vice President at Oracle.

1990s

Marc makes a $50,000 investment in Siebel Systems, which is later a Salesforce competitor.

Marc goes on sabbatical in India & Hawaii. He says in HI, he had the idea for Salesforce.com.

Marc receives more than $20 million when he sells his shares in Siebel Systems.

Marc leaves Oracle in March & founds Salesforce.com, with its first software launching in the fall.

2000s

Marc launches the Salesforce Foundation with a "1-1-1" model of corporate philanthropy.

Marc asks that Oracle's Larry Ellison leave Salesforce.com's board of directors.

Salesforce.com CEO Dillon resigns. Marc takes on CEO role in addition to being Board Chairman.

President George W. Bush appoints Marc as the co-chair of the President’s IT Advisory Committee.

Salesforce.com achieves its first ever profitable quarter in Q2 of 2003.

"Compassionate Capitalism," a book on integrated corp. philanthropy co-authored by Marc, launched.

Marc is named Alumni Entrepreneur of the Year by USC Marshall School of Business.

Salesforce.com's IPO raises $110 million.

Marc is selected as a member of The Forum of Young Global Leaders by the World Economic Forum.

Siebel Systems acquired by Oracle, creating time & space for Salesforce to dominate the CRM field.

Marc marries Lynne Krilich.

Marc's 2nd co-authored book—also on philanthropy—"The Business of Changing the World" launches.

Marc given Excellence in Corporate Philanthropy Award by Committee Encouraging Corp. Philanthropy.

Marc's 3rd co-authored book “Behind the Cloud”—about the story of Salesforce.com—is published.

Marc is honored by The San Francisco Business Times as its 2009 Executive of the Year.

2010s