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# Marc Benioff

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## Marc Benioff


_Benioff is Salesforce Chair and CEO, TIME owner, and a global environmental and philanthropic leader._


## Marc Benioff


Articles 12Collections 3

* ![stethoscope and phone](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt200138e80d7dd6fc/6998c9a793610c4e4bc2ff75/stethoscope.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 10, 2025  
### [AI Is Revolutionizing Health Care. But It Can’t Replace Your Doctor](https://time.com/7315960/ai-healthcare-murali-doraiswamy-marc-benioff-essay/)  
"The promise of AI in medicine will only be realized if it is built and used responsibly," write Mur...  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![Agentic AI Era](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcc2349d4b20b4522/6998c95907a30da56377d473/Time_spot_2longer.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 28, 2025  
### [What the Agentic AI Era Means for Business and Humanity](https://time.com/7312641/agentic-ai-era-humans/)  
"We are at the beginning of the Agentic Era, the most significant transformation of work in history,...  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![Aerial view of workers removing sargassum from the shore of Playa del Carmen Beach in the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico, on June 18, 2025.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltce390f371fb8a9ed/6998c7c31f67097967f56835/Sargassum.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 24, 2025  
### [10 Steps Needed for Ocean Action Now](https://time.com/7297359/ocean-action-ten-steps/)  
We believe progress can be made between now and the next UN Ocean Conference in 2028  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![Fedex Chairman, President and CEO Frederick Smith](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt49653d37a299b3be/6998c7bc83ec3755c8c7ab55/fred-smith-fedex-2.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 24, 2025  
### [Remembering FedEx CEO Fred Smith](https://time.com/7297159/fed-ex-fred-smith-remembrance/)  
A leader whose values ran even deeper than his ambition  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![Coral Reef](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta25508874d4d80f6/6998c73b66d4e315aacbc8a3/oceans-coral-protection-2025.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 8, 2025  
### [How We Can Restore Coral Reefs](https://time.com/7291852/how-we-can-restore-coral-reefs/)  
Marc Benioff and Ed Russo call for a focused global effort to restore coral-reef health.  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
* ![The Democratic National Convention \(DNC\)](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc89d3bc8a52bda2d/698a89e5b3fce35b440d2294/ledbetter.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 16, 2024  
### [Remembering Lilly Ledbetter's Impact](https://time.com/7093709/lilly-ledbetter-remembrance/)  
Her willingness to challenge the status quo helped shape a new era in corporate responsibility, writ...  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![Sandy Robertson](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt39c97018bd5cff0a/698a59af9d83e80592b9a648/sandy-robertson-obit-2024.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 6, 2024  
### [Remembering Sandy Robertson, Who Helped Create Silicon Valley](https://time.com/7008334/remembering-sandy-robertson/)  
Marc Benioff remembers entrepreneur and innovator Sandy Roberson.  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![Colin Powell Obit](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3ee7ae40f986b2ab/698a1e02b3fce3665b0c870c/colin-powell-marc-benioff-3.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 24, 2021  
### [What I Learned From Colin Powell](https://time.com/6109886/colin-powell-marc-benioff/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![Aerial view of treetops in forest](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt28ea498962293d5c/698a1c4e8fd2ee49e3362d74/plant-trees.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 27, 2021  
### [Yes, We Can Grow 1 Trillion Trees to Help Fight Climate Change](https://time.com/6093342/1-trillion-trees-climate-change/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
Aug 27, 2020  
### [Planting 1 Trillion Trees Can Save the Planet](https://time.com/5883791/planting-trees-climate-change/)  
And how each one of us can make a difference in this fight  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
* ![Members of the media are reflected in a window during an organizing event for Senator Elizabeth Warren in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on Jan. 4, 2019.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltab434f6fa243efe8/698a044e096a94b4606a71ed/media-journalism-reporters-press.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 16, 2019  
### [Marc Benioff: We Need Journalism to Elevate Humanity](https://time.com/5700913/marc-benioff-journalism-humanity/)  
TIME owner Marc Benioff explains why now more than ever, the truth matters  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![Democratic National Convention, Charlotte, NC](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfb914de3ddf8aca0/69888eaee20a873f51a905d8/lilly-ledbetter.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Apr 12, 2016  
### [Thank You, Lilly Ledbetter](https://time.com/4289963/lilly-ledbetter-inspire-ceo/)  
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff says he knows 'how easy it is for inequality to happen’

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