Marc Benioff on corporate governance
From Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff: Review Of The Quarter | Mad Money | CNBC · · CNBC
“We're all about listening very carefully to our shareholders but we're about all of our stakeholders our shareholders are important listed so our customers our employees our partners even the communities that we live in and do business in and of course you even our public schools we view that as a major shareholder of Salesforce a key stakeholder of what we do.”
On , Marc Benioff, Co-Founder, Chairman & CEO at Salesforce Inc, spoke about corporate governance during Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff: Review Of The Quarter | Mad Money | CNBC on CNBC.
About Marc Benioff
Marc Benioff, chair and CEO of Salesforce, reported first-quarter fiscal 2027 results in May 2026, raising full-year revenue guidance to $45.9–$46.2 billion and reiterating subscription and support growth of about 11% year-over-year. He announced a $25 billion accelerated share repurchase as part of a $50 billion buyback authorization, stating the company is “returning incredible shareholder value” during a period he described as a “SaaS apocalypse.” Benioff has emphasized the growth of Agentforce, which he said has become an $800 million business, and highlighted Slackbot as a key AI interface within Slack, predicting that within two years “there’ll be more agents using Slack than people.” In interviews, Benioff described himself as “not a Democrat on the left” and “not a Democrat or Republican,” saying “I’m an American” focused on supporting the country. He has called for aggressive regulation of AI, comparing it to social media harms, and argued that China’s AI models are now competitive with U.S. models regardless of chip access. He also reiterated Salesforce’s philanthropic 1-1-1 model, noting over 10 million hours of volunteerism and $1 billion in grants. Benioff hosted Dreamforce 2025 sessions with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and Trump administration official David Sacks, discussing the future of AI agents and the need for smart regulation.