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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

New York Times Heather Knight

Discussion

  • @shakeelhashim Shakeel on x
    I don't entirely understand how to reconcile this with Conway's involvement in the Marc Andreessen-led AI super PAC!
  • @eshugerman Emily Shugerman on x
    Ron Conway is out at the Salesforce Foundation, citing ideological difference with Marc Benioff. “I now barely recognize the person I have so long admired,” he wrote in an email to Benioff. https://sfstandard.com/...
  • @ericnewcomer Eric Newcomer on x
    good on Ron
  • @hknightsf Heather Knight on x
    Like many San Francisco leaders, Conway was furious about Benioff's comments in the @nytimes saying he fully backs Donald Trump and his threat to send the National Guard to San Francisco. ICYMI: https://www.nytimes.com/...
  • @hknightsf Heather Knight on x
    Scoop: Ron Conway, the prominent Silicon Valley venture capitalist and Democratic donor, resigned today from the board of the Salesforce Foundation. He told his longtime friend, Marc Benioff, he barely recognizes him anymore. https://www.nytimes.com/...
  • @nancylevinestearns Nancy Levine Stearns on bluesky
    🔥 ‘Godfather of Silicon Valley’ Ron Conway quits Salesforce's philanthropic board over CEO Marc Benioff backing of Trump's troops invading San Francisco.  —  Benioff also owns TIME magazine, which named Trump Person of the Year in 2024.  —  #Salesforce #Dreamforce $CRM  —  www.ny…
  • @jennelias Jennifer Elias on bluesky
    “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...
  • @caseynewton Casey Newton on bluesky
    “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...
  • r/technology r on reddit
    VC legend Ron Conway quits Salesforce Foundation after Benioff's National Guard comments
  • r/Enough_Sanders_Spam r on reddit
    Venture Capitalist Ron Conway Resigns From Board Over Benioff National Guard Comments