Name: Marc Benioff
Net worth: Approx. $9.2 billion Executive pay: $39.6 million
Company: Salesforce
Bio: Benioff received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Southern California in 1986, where he was a member of the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity.
Benioff sold his first application, How to Juggle, in high school before founding Liberty Software, with which he created and sold games for the Atari 8-bit computer at just 15 years old.
He worked at Oracle in a variety of Executive positions for 13 years before founding Salesforce in 1999, which specialises in software as a service (SaaS).
He was named in Fortune’s 50 World’s Greatest Leaders in 2016 for his work and dedication to equality and other social issues. He was also named Businessperson of the Year by Fortune readers and he received The Economist’s Innovation Award.
Benioff made his first sale in high school, when he sold his initial application, How to Juggle, for $75. At the age of 15 in 1979, he established Liberty Software, where he developed and sold games like Flapper and King Arthur's Heir for the Atari 8-bit. The royalties from these games assisted Benioff in funding his college education.
Quote: “One idea alone is a tactic, but if it can be executed a number of different ways, it becomes a great strategy.” - Marc Benioff
