{"id":19804,"date":"2019-01-07T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-01-07T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/?p=19804"},"modified":"2020-09-18T00:36:08","modified_gmt":"2020-09-18T00:36:08","slug":"cnbc-profiles-salesforce-co-ceo-marc-benioff-were-on-the-right-side-of-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/stories\/cnbc-profiles-salesforce-co-ceo-marc-benioff-were-on-the-right-side-of-history\/","title":{"rendered":"CNBC Profiles Salesforce co-CEO Marc Benioff: \u201cWe\u2019re on the Right Side of History\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CNBC has published a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2018\/12\/30\/salesforce-marc-benioff-talks-tech-ethics-time-magazine-and-vacation.html\"> profile <\/a>of Salesforce Chairman and co-CEO Marc Benioff, by Ari Levy, headlined, \u201cMarc Benioff Unplugged for Two Weeks, and Had a Revelation That Could Change the Tech Industry.\u201d The story provides a look back at Salesforce\u2019s milestones from 2018 and a look ahead for 2019.<\/p><p>Among other topics, the profile explores the decision to promote Keith Block to co-CEO of Salesforce; the purchase of Time Magazine; comparing Facebook to cigarettes; Benioff\u2019s belief that the crisis of trust in the tech industry requires government regulation; hiring a Chief Ethical and Humane Use Officer; and advocacy for the homeless population in San Francisco.<\/p><p>Read the full story <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2018\/12\/30\/salesforce-marc-benioff-talks-tech-ethics-time-magazine-and-vacation.html\">here<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNBC has published a profile of Salesforce Chairman and co-CEO Marc Benioff, by Ari Levy, headlined, \u201cMarc Benioff Unplugged for Two Weeks, and Had a Revelation That Could Change the Tech Industry.\u201d The story provides a look back at Salesforce\u2019s milestones from 2018 and a look ahead for 2019. 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