Sakthivel Madesh

25 years ago, on March 8th, 1999 we had a big dream in a small apartment on Telegraph Hill, a dream of revolutionizing the software industry. We wanted to bring enterprise software to the cloud — with a new technology model, a new business model and a new stakeholder model. We never imagined Salesforce would become what it is today: #1 AI CRM, the largest enterprise applications company, and the third-largest enterprise software company in the world. We’re especially proud of the incredible culture we have all built together along the way, grounded in our core values of Trust, Customer Success, Innovation, Equality and Sustainability. We know that our values that create value, and that business is the greatest platform for change. Just look at the tremendous impact of our 1-1-1 model on our communities — we’ve given more than $700M in grants, performed 9 million hours of volunteer service, 56,000 nonprofits and higher-ed customers use our software for free, and nearly 20,000 other companies have adopted our model. All of this is because of you, our amazing ‘Ohana. You’re the reason Salesforce ranks as one of the most admired, ethical and innovative companies — and a best place to work. Thank you for your extraordinary contributions. We’re so excited for what’s ahead and to be on this journey with all of you. With gratitude, Marc & Parker