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Benioff’s backing of Trump, troops in SF leads Salesforce Foundation director Conway to quit
Published Thu, Oct 16 20256:15 PM EDTUpdated 32 Min Ago
Lora Kolodny

Key Points
  • Startup investor Ron Conway resigned from the board of the Salesforce Foundation after comments Marc Benioff made supporting President Trump potentially sending federal troops to San Francisco.
  • Conway, a major Democratic donor, is known for early bets on Google, Airbnb and Stripe.
  • “We have deep gratitude for Ron Conway and his incredible contributions to the Salesforce Foundation Board for over a decade,” Salesforce said in a statement.
Days after suggesting that President Donald Trump should send federal troops to San Francisco, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff is facing some consequences.

Prominent startup investor Ron Conway, who backed companies including Google, Airbnb and Stripe, resigned from the board of the Salesforce Foundation on Thursday, CNBC has confirmed. Conway is a longtime Democratic donor who was a member of VCs for Kamala, and donated around $500,000 to at least two funds tied to Kamala Harris’ unsuccessful 2024 election campaign.

continues at cnbc.com
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