Marc Benioff
American internet entrepreneur and philanthropist
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 7/12/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Marc Benioff is an American internet entrepreneur and philanthropist from California, born in 1964. He is the co-founder and CEO of Salesforce, the cloud software company that is the main source of his estimated net worth of ~$9.1B Wikidata SEC EDGAR. SEC records show 1,000 insider filings tied to him, including recent Form 4 reports; Form 4 is the SEC filing insiders use to report changes in company stock ownership SEC EDGAR.
Business & SEC Activity
Benioff is identified in SEC records as an insider associated with Salesforce, Inc. SEC EDGAR. The filing history provided shows 1,000 insider filings, with recent Form 4 submissions in 2025 and 2026; Form 4 reports are used to disclose purchases, sales, or other changes in an insider’s holdings SEC EDGAR.
Philanthropy
Benioff is a signatory to The Giving Pledge Giving Pledge. FEC records show 100 political contributions totaling $363,782.66 between 2016-06-30 and 2025-10-15, and the largest recipients listed include the DCCC, Californians for Opportunity, and the Nancy Pelosi Victory Fund FEC.
Political Activity
FEC data shows most of Benioff’s reported giving went to Democrats: $144,500 to DEM recipients, $22,400 to REP recipients, and $196,882.66 to PAC/Other FEC. Among the top named recipients are the DCCC, DSCC, and the Nancy Pelosi Victory Fund, indicating a pattern of support for Democratic committees and candidates FEC.
In the News
Recent coverage focuses on Salesforce’s AI strategy and company operations. Reported items include layoffs tied to the Agentforce AI product, a Salesforce earnings story highlighting Slack and Agentforce, and commentary about Benioff’s stance toward traditional SaaS and board structure at Salesforce NewsAPI.
U.S. Presence
Political Contributions
By Party
Top Recipients
SEC Filings
Associated Companies
Entities appearing alongside this person in SEC full-text search — an association, not necessarily ownership or control. Follow each link to the primary SEC record to judge for yourself.
Recent Insider Filings
Score Breakdown
The PBS is a weighted average of 2 components. The formula is open and versioned — the weight percentages below show how much each component contributes to the final score.
Evidenced charitable giving — built on what they actually give each year, not parked assets. Dominated by generosity (annual giving relative to net worth — the share of your fortune you give), plus the absolute scale of that giving, plus a small nudge for signing the Giving Pledge (a commitment, not a realized action).
Data: ProPublica 990 charitable disbursements, net worth, The Giving Pledge registry
How much sourced, public accountability data exists — net worth, political contributions, SEC filings, foundation 990s, news coverage, and a verified profile. More public disclosure scores higher.
Data: FEC, SEC EDGAR, ProPublica 990s, GDELT / NewsAPI, Wikidata
Formula (v2): PBS = 65% x Philanthropy + 35% x Transparency
Scored on 6/23/2026 on a 0–100 scale. The score uses only the signals we have populated data for. Goal Impact, Controversy, and Community Approval are deferred until that data exists — Phase 1 goal adoption, controversy detection, and community votes respectively.
All data is sourced from public records. Each section links to its original source. View on Wikidata