"Ron Conway, the founder of venture firm SV Angel, known for its early investments into Google, Airbnb, and Meta, has resigned from Salesforce Foundation, the New York Times reported. The resignation following Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff saying last week he "fully supported" President Trump and thought National Guard troops should patrol San Francisco streets. Conway has been on the board of Salesforce Foundation, whose mission is to support education and workforce development for disadvantaged youth, for a decade."
"Benioff and Conway have been friends for 25 years and shared left-leaning political views for the majority of that time. But the Salesforce CEO's current ideological viewpoints upset Conway. "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 on Thursday in an email to Benioff obtained by the New York Times."
Ron Conway resigned from the Salesforce Foundation after Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said he "fully supported" President Trump and suggested National Guard troops patrol San Francisco streets. Conway served on the foundation board for a decade; the foundation supports education and workforce development for disadvantaged youth, donated $36 million in 2023, and ended the year with $400 million in assets. Benioff and Conway had been friends for 25 years and previously shared left-leaning views, but Benioff's recent ideological shift upset Conway. Conway emailed that he barely recognized Benioff. Benioff praised Elon Musk's government efficiency efforts, said he was not keeping up with immigration raids or attacks on the press, owns Time magazine, and the rift surfaced during Salesforce's Dreamforce conference.
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