Email: Ron Conway, a close friend of Marc Benioff for 25+ years, stepped down from the Salesforce Foundation board, citing Benioff's comments supporting Trump
Benioff also owns TIME magazine, which named Trump Person of the Year in 2024. — #Salesforce #Dreamforce $CRM — www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/u... Jennifer Elias / @jennelias : “It saddens me immensely to say that with your recent comments, and failure to understand their impact, I now barely recognize the person I have so long admired,” Conway wrote to Mr. Benioff in the email. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/u... Casey Newton / @caseynewton : “San Francisco does not need a federal invasion because you don't like paying for extra security for Dreamforce.” Good on you, Ron Conway www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/u... Mastodon: @jackhutton@mstdn.social : [NYTimes]: ‘Godfather of Silicon Valley’ Quits Board Over Benioff's Backing of Trump — Ron Conway stepped down from the board of Salesforce's philanthropic arm after the company's chief executive, Marc Benioff, said he supported President Trump and wanted the National Guard to come to San Francisco. … Dare Obasanjo / @carnage4life@mas.to : “Your obsession with and constant annual threats to move Dreamforce to Las Vegas is ironic, since it is a fact that Las Vegas has a higher rate of violent crime than San Francisco. San Francisco does not need a federal invasion because you don't like paying for extra security for Dreamforce.” … Forums: r/technology : VC legend Ron Conway quits Salesforce Foundation after Benioff's National Guard comments r/Enough_Sanders_Spam : Venture Capitalist Ron Conway Resigns From Board Over Benioff National Guard Comments