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Salesforce.com is the worldwide leader in on-demand customer relationship management (CRM) services. More companies trust their vital customer and sales data to salesforce.com than any other CRM company in the world.

Chairman & CEOMarc Benioff
Number of Employees 3,566
Contact Information

1 Market Street

Suite 300

San Francisco, California 94105-1420

www.salesforce....

(415) 901-7000

NAICS Code Software Publishers: 511210

Recent Events

  • Superwoman flies with Salesforce.com's Sites

    6/16/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Global CIO: Should Microsoft Buy Salesforce.com?

    6/09/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Advent Software Deploys Cloud Computing From Salesforce.com Throughout the Enterprise

    6/09/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story

  • Salesforce.com Introduces Force.com for Google App Engine

    5/27/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • RightNow joins CRM movement to extend customer service to social networks

    5/26/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Stocks Uncertain in Mid-Morning Trading - U.S. Commentary

    5/22/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Salesforce Profit Jumps 88%, But Revenue Outlook Disappoints

    5/22/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • salesforce.com inc. CRM reports 1st Quarter ending April 2009 above estimates

    5/22/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Ingres Using Salesforce CRM to Extend Cloud Computing

    5/11/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story

  • Jigsaw debuts data cloud service

    5/04/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • QlikTech Deploys Salesforce CRM To Drive Exceptional Growth and...

    4/30/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story

  • Microsoft's 23-year growth streak ends

    4/26/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • UBS Upgrades Salesforce.com CRM Two-Notches to Buy

    4/13/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • SaaS and Cloud Computing: The Channel Is Far From Dead

    4/10/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story

  • Tech Stocks: Nasdaq jumps to highest close for the year as tech stocks surge

    4/09/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Notable Analyst Rating Changes 4/7: MSFT, AXP, RAX, CRM, GMR Upgraded; LLY, ISRG, GGP, ADM,...

    4/07/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Salesforce.com Introduces Mobile Lite for iPhone, BlackBerry, Windows Mobile

    4/07/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • BRIEF-RESEARCH ALERT-RBC upgrades Microsoft, Digital River, 6 others 7 mins ago

    4/07/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • CRM: more than customer relationships

    4/08/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Frank van Veenendaal President, Global Corporate Sales and North American Operations
Jim Steele Chief Customer Officer and President of International Operations
Lindsey Armstrong Co-President, EMEA
Polly A. Sumner President of Platform, Alliances, and Services
Steven M. Cakebread President and Chief Strategy Officer
Bernard Pech Chief Technology Officer, Worldwide Sales
David Moellenhoff Chief Technology Officer
Graham Smith Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Kenneth I. Juster Executive Vice President, Law, Policy, and Corporate Strategy
Parker Harris Executive Vice President, Technology
Cindy Warner Senior Vice President, Global Integration Services
David Schellhase General Counsel & Senior Vice President
Geoffrey A. Dodge Senior Vice President, Media Sales
Alex Dayon Vice President, Product Management
Brett Queener Vice President, Worldwide Operations
Chris Boorman Vice President, Marketing for EMEA
Clarence So Vice President of Strategic Marketing
Dave Orrico Executive Vice President of Sales
Doug Farber Vice President Operations, Asia Pacific
Elay Cohen Vice President, Industry Marketing & Sales Effectiveness
Eric Kelleher Vice President, Worldwide Training and Certification
George Hu Executive Vice President of Marketing, Applications, and Education
John Taschek Vice President, Market Strategy
Scott Barmmer Vice President, Sales
Steve Fisher Vice President, Engineering
Woodson Martin Vice President, Product Management
Charles Dietrich Senior Director, Business Development
David Brooks Director, Product Marketing
Lindsay Gray Lanning Director, Customer Success
Mike Kreaden Director, Platform Evangelism
Tim Knight Director, Product Marketing
Todd McKinnon Director, Development
Yasutaka Fukuda Director, Corp Sales
Amanda Fennell Marketing Manager
Brad Mattick Manager, Product Line
Johan Zetterstrom General Manager, Northern Europe
Sieglinde Loeffler Marketing Manager, Sales
Steve Garnett General Manager, EMEA
Elizabeth Pinkham Marketing Consultant
Gordon Ritter Investor
Robert Troy Investor

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Marc Benioff Chairman & CEO
Alan G. Hassenfeld Board of Directors
Craig Conway Board of Directors
Craig Ramsey Board of Directors
Larry Tomlinson Board of Directors
Maynard G. Webb Board of Directors
Sanford R. Robertson Board of Directors
Shirley Young Board of Directors
Stratton D. Sclavos Board of Directors
Organization Position Status
Corporate Philanthropy Chairman and CEO Current
Salesforce.com, Inc. Chairman & CEO Current
Salesforce.Com Foundation Chairman Current
Liberty Software Solutions Founder Former
Oracle Corporation Sales, Marketing, and Product Development Executive Former
Apple Inc. Assembly Language Programmer Former
University of Southern California B.S. in Business Administration Former

"As chief sales officer and president of worldwide sales at salesforce.com, van Veenendaal leads the global corporate sales organization, which includes sales, services and alliances. He is responsible for growing the company's small and medium enterprise business and is a member of the company's executive committee reporting directly to salesforce.com Chairman & CEO Marc Benioff. van Veenendaal joined salesforce.com in August of 2001 and has served in a variety of executive management roles including president, global corporate sales, senior vice president of sales and services and executive vice president of corporate sales and services. In these capacities he has been instrumental in the growth and evolution of the sales organization through the creation of innovative new compensation plans, pipeline development, sales segmentation and growth strategies. van Veenendaal brings over 25 years of technology sales and executive management experience to his roles at salesforce.com. Previously, he served as senior vice president of Actuate Corporation, a enterprise reporting and performance management software company. Prior to joining Actuate, he spent six years with Interleaf where he served in various roles including that of regional director of sales. In the early stages of his career, van Veenendaal held various sales and sales management positions for high tech companies such as Integrated Solutions, Pyramid, and Harris Corporation. van Veenendaal holds Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. "

Organization Position Status
Salesforce.com, Inc. President, Global Corporate Sales and North American Operations Current
Actuate Corporation Senior Vice President Former
Salesforce.com, Inc. Senior Vice President, Sales and Services Former
Interleaf Regional Director of Sales Former
Integrated Solutions Company (Isi) Sales Former
Harris Corporation Sales Former
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering Former

"As chief customer officer and president of worldwide sales, Jim Steele oversees global sales. He is charged with advancing the company's winning on-demand strategy, customer success, and growing the customer base. Steele joined salesforce.com in October 2002 from Ariba Corporation, where he served as executive vice president of worldwide sales. Steele brings over 25 years of technology sales and executive management experience to his new role at salesforce.com. Previously, he served in a variety of executive roles at International Business Machines (IBM) Corporation. Most recently, Steele was vice president of the North America western area, where he was responsible for over $9 billion in hardware, software, and services sales of a 10,000 employee organization. His prior positions at IBM include nearly four years in Tokyo as vice president of systems sales as well as general manager of telecommunications in Asia Pacific where he led IBM to record revenue and market share growth. Steele holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Bucknell University. "

Organization Position Status
Salesforce.com, Inc. Chief Customer Officer and President of International Operations Current
Ariba, Inc. Executive Vice President of Worldwide Sales Former
International Business Machines Corporation Vice President of Systems Sales Former
International Business Machines Corporation Vice President, North America Western Area Former
International Business Machines Corporation General Manager, Telecommunications. Asia Pacific Former
Bucknell University B.S. Civil Engineering Former
Organization Position Status
Salesforce.com, Inc. Co-President, EMEA Current
Symantec Corporation Senior Vice President, Europe Former
Openvision, LLC Former

"As President and Chief Adoption Officer, Polly Sumner is responsible for customer success and ensuring that each and every customer gets maximum value from our products and services. She oversees our Professional Services, Education, Support and Customer Success, and Renewal Management teams. Sumner’s move to salesforce.com in 2008 followed a 20-year career in executive management in the technology industry. Most recently, Sumner was president of global services at Telecordia. Sumner also served as president and CEO of Alphablox, where she grew the company from $5 million to $25 million in two years. Sumner also held several different positions at Oracle from 1987 to 1999, including vice president and senior vice president roles in sales and alliances. Earlier in her 30-year technology career, Sumner worked at McDonnell Douglas and IBM. Sumner holds a Bachelor of Arts in History and Political Science from the Northern Arizona University and a Master of Science from the American Graduate School of International Management. "

Organization Position Status
Salesforce.com, Inc. President of Platform, Alliances, and Services Current
Tradecard Inc. Board of Directors Current
Telcordia Technologies, Inc. President of Global Services Former
Oracle Corporation Senior Vice President Former
Warburg Pincus, LLC independent consultant Former
San Jose Mercury News Former
International Business Machines Corporation Former
McDonnell Douglas Corporation Former
American Graduate School of International Management Master of Science Former
Northern Arizona University Bachelor of Arts in History and Political Science Former
Organization Position Status
Salesforce.com, Inc. President and Chief Strategy Officer Current
Expanded Small Group Health Insurance Director Current
Institutional Venture Partners Director Current
Insureco Marketing LLC Board of Directors Current
Cooney Enterprises, Inc Director Current
Extend Benefits Group LLC Director Current
eHealth, Inc. Director Current
SolarWinds Director Current
Autodesk, Inc. Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Former
Salesforce.com, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Former
Silicon Graphics, Inc. Vice President of Finance Former
Hewlett-Packard Company Former
Indiana University Master of Business Administration Former
University of California, Berkeley Bachelor of Science Former
Organization Position Status
Salesforce.com, Inc. Chief Technology Officer, Worldwide Sales Current
Siebel Systems, Inc. Chief Technology Officer Former
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory Executive Former
Organization Position Status
Salesforce.Com Foundation and Partners Chief Technology Officer Current
Salesforce.Com Foundation Chief Technology Officer Current
Caucho Technology, Inc. Cto, Salesforce Current
Salesforce.com, Inc. Chief Technology Officer Current
Salesforce.Com Foundation and Partners Board of Directors Current
Salesforce.Com Foundation Board of Directors Current
Clarify Solutions Senior Developer Former
Metropolis Software Solutions Inc. Senior Developer Former
Washington University MBA. Former
Washington University Bachelor's Degrees In Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Former
Organization Position Status
Advent Software, Inc. Executive Vice President, Cfo & Secretary Current
Salesforce.com, Inc. Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Current
Nuance Communications, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Former
Vitria Technology Inc. Chief Financial Officer Former
Oracle Corporation Vice President of Finance Former

"Ken Juster joined salesforce.com in January 2005 as executive vice president of law, policy, and corporate strategy. His duties include overseeing legal matters, corporate development, global public policy and strategy, human resources, risk management, internal audit, and worldwide real estate and facilities. He is a member of the Company's executive committee and reports directly to salesforce.com Chairman and CEO Marc Benioff. Juster has over 27 years of experience in government, law, business, and international affairs. He currently serves on the President’s Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations. He previously served as U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce from 2001-2005, in charge of the Bureau of Industry and Security. In that capacity, Juster oversaw issues at the intersection of business and national security, including strategic trade controls, imports and foreign investments that affect U.S. security, enforcement of antiboycott laws, and industry compliance with international arms control agreements. He also founded and served as the U.S. Chair of the U.S.-India High Technology Cooperation Group, and was one of the key architects of the Next Steps in Strategic Partnership initiative between the United States and India. In addition, he was responsible for negotiating and signing the End-Use Visit Understanding between the United States and China that facilitated increased exports of U.S. high technology to China. Upon completion of his term at the Commerce Department, Juster received the Secretary of Commerce's William C. Redfield Award and Medal, the Commerce Department's highest honor. Juster also served as the Counselor (Acting) of the U.S. Department of State from 1992-1993, and as the Deputy and Senior Adviser to Deputy Secretary of State Lawrence S. Eagleburger from 1989-1992. He was one of the key U.S. government officials involved in establishing and managing U.S. assistance programs to Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. He also was actively involved in policy matters relating to China, Japan, Latin America, Israel, and the Persian Gulf. Upon completion of his tenure at the State Department, Juster received the Secretary of State's Distinguished Service Award and Medal, the State Department's highest honor. From 1981-1989 and 1993-2001, Juster practiced law at the firm of Arnold & Porter, where he became a senior partner and his work involved international arbitration and litigation, corporate counseling, regulatory matters, and international trade and transactions. Juster also served as a law clerk in 1980-1981 to Judge James L. Oakes of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and worked at the National Security Council in 1978. Among the awards that Juster has received are the Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit in 2006 from the President of the Federal Republic of Germany (for contributions to U.S.-German relations); the Vasco Núñez de Balboa en el Grado de Gran Cruz Decoration and Medal in 2004 from the President of Panama (for contributions to U.S.-Panama relations); the 2004 Blackwill Award from the U.S.-India Business Council (for contributions to U.S.-India relations); and the 2002 and 2004 Friendship Awards from the U.S.-Panama Business Council (for contributions to U.S.-Panama relations). Juster also has published extensively on international economic and legal issues, including Making Economic Policy: An Assessment of the National Economic Council (Brookings Institution, 1997) and ""The Myth of Iraqgate"" in Foreign Policy magazine (Spring 1994). Juster holds a law degree from the Harvard Law School, a Master's degree in public policy from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in government (Phi Beta Kappa) from Harvard College. He is a graduate of Scarsdale High School, where he was named in 2007 as one of its Distinguished Alumni. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, where he was a Visiting Fellow in 1993. He is a former AFS Exchange Student to Thailand (1971). "

Organization Position Status
Salesforce.com, Inc. Executive Vice President, Law, Policy, and Corporate Strategy Current
Sunovia Energy Technologies Inc Consultant Current
Sunovia Energy Technologies Inc Board of Directors Current
U.S.-India Business Council Board of Directors Current
Arnold & Porter Llp Senior Partner Former
U.S. Department of State Counselor Former
U.S. Department of Commerce U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce Former
Harvard University Master's Degree in Public Policy Former
Harvard Law School Law Degree Former
Harvard College Bachelor of Arts Degree in Government Former
Harvard Law School Degree Former
Council on Foreign Relations Member Former

"Parker Harris founded salesforce.com along with Marc Benioff, Dave Moellenhoff and Frank Dominguez in the spring of 1999. As Executive Vice President, Harris oversees the development of all software for salesforce.com. Prior to founding salesforce.com, Harris developed web application and salesforce automation expertise at Left Coast Software, a private consulting company he co-founded, as well as at Metropolis software, an early pioneer in field sales force automation subsequently acquired by Clarify. Harris has over twelve years of software engineering and management experience. He graduated from Middlebury College with a Bachelor's Degree in English Literature. "

Organization Position Status
Salesforce.com, Inc. Executive Vice President, Technology Current
Middlebury College Bachelor's Degree in English Literature Former
Organization Position Status
Salesforce.com, Inc. Senior Vice President, Global Integration Services Current
Accenture Ltd. Partner Former
Capgemini U.S. LLC Vice President and Global SAP CRM Solution Director Former
Gillette Commercial, Inc Executive Former
FedEx Corporation Executive Former
Organization Position Status
Salesforce.com, Inc. General Counsel & Senior Vice President Current
Levanta Inc. General Counsel Former
Vantive Corporation General Counsel Former

As Senior Vice President and Publisher at BusinessWeek, Dodge was responsible for setting and implementing the overall sales and marketing strategy for BusinessWeek SmallBiz, BusinessWeek Online, and BusinessWeek T.V. During his tenure, he was honored with the McGraw Hills 2005 Corporate Achievement Award, and named the Most Innovative Consumer Magazine Publisher in 2005 by B-to-B Magazine. Prior to this position, Dodge served as Associate Publisher of the publication, where he was responsible for U.S. sales. He joined BusinessWeek from serving as Publisher of Money Magazine, and prior to that was President and CEO of Media Space Solutions, a newspaper advertising planning and placement firm.

Organization Position Status
Salesforce.com, Inc. Senior Vice President, Media Sales Current
Mediaspace Solutions President and CEO Former
BusinessWeek Senior Vice President and Publisher Former
Organization Position Status
Salesforce.com, Inc. Vice President, Product Management Current
Orolia Board of Directos Current
Instranet, Inc. President & Chief Executive Officer Former
Business Objects S.A. Executive Vice President, Products Former
Instranet, Inc. Co-Founder Former
Organization Position Status
Salesforce.com, Inc. Vice President, Worldwide Operations Current
Siebel Systems, Inc. Vice President Former
Organization Position Status
Salesforce.com, Inc. Vice President, Marketing for EMEA Current
Oracle Corporation Product Marketing Manager Former
Openvision, LLC Channel Sales Operations Former
Veritas, Inc. Marketing for EMEA Former
Organization Position Status
Salesforce.com, Inc. Vice President of Strategic Marketing Current
International Business Machines Corporation Executive Former
Motorola, Inc. Executive Former
Arbor Software Executive Former
U.S. Venture Partners Executive Former
Organization Position Status
Salesforce.com, Inc. Executive Vice President of Sales Current
Siebel Systems, Inc. Vice President of Eastern Operations Former
Organization Position Status
Salesforce.com, Inc. Vice President Operations, Asia Pacific Current
Oracle Corporation Director of Marketing Former
Organization Position Status
Salesforce.com, Inc. Vice President, Industry Marketing & Sales Effectiveness Current
Salesforce.com, Inc. Vice President, Product Management Former
Oracle Corporation Director of Channel Products (PRM) Former
Allegis Corporation Product Manager Former
Maritz Holdings Inc. Sales Operations Manager Former
TD Canada Trust Financial Advisor Former
York University MBA Former
University of Toronto B.A. in Political Science and History Former
Organization Position Status
Salesforce.com, Inc. Vice President, Worldwide Training and Certification Current

"George Hu leads the global marketing and alliances organizations at salesforce.com, responsible for branding and communications, marketing strategy, marketing programs, and alliances with service partners and independent software vendors. Hu joined salesforce.com in 2002 and has served in a variety of management roles including vice president of product marketing, senior vice president of applications, executive vice president of products, and chief marketing officer. Prior to joining salesforce.com, Hu held product management and strategic consulting roles at North Point Communications and Boston Consulting Group. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Harvard College and a Master of Business Administration from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. "

Organization Position Status
Salesforce.com, Inc. Executive Vice President of Marketing, Applications, and Education Current
Salesforce.com, Inc. Chief Marketing Officer Former
NorthPoint Communications Product Management and Strategic Consulting Former
The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. Product Management and Strategic Consulting Former
Stanford Graduate School of Business Master of Business Administration Former
Harvard College Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics Former
Organization Position Status
Salesforce.com, Inc. Vice President, Market Strategy Current
Organization Position Status
Salesforce.com, Inc. Vice President, Sales Current
Organization Position Status
Salesforce.com, Inc. Vice President, Engineering Current
Organization Position Status
Salesforce.com, Inc. Vice President, Product Management Current
Organization Position Status
Salesforce.com, Inc. Senior Director, Business Development Current
Organization Position Status
Salesforce.com, Inc. Director, Product Marketing Current
Organization Position Status
Salesforce.com, Inc. Director, Customer Success Current
Organization Position Status
Salesforce.com, Inc. Director, Platform Evangelism Current
Organization Position Status
Salesforce.com, Inc. Director, Product Marketing Current
Organization Position Status
Salesforce.com, Inc. Director, Development Current
Organization Position Status
Salesforce.com, Inc. Director, Corp Sales Current
Organization Position Status
Salesforce.com, Inc. Marketing Manager Current
Organization Position Status
Salesforce.com, Inc. Manager, Product Line Current
Organization Position Status
Salesforce.com, Inc. General Manager, Northern Europe Current
Organization Position Status
Salesforce.com, Inc. Marketing Manager, Sales Current
Organization Position Status
Salesforce.com, Inc. General Manager, EMEA Current
Inspired Leaders Network Current
StreamServe AB Director Current
Salesforce.com, Inc. senior vice president Former
Siebel Systems, Inc. vice president Former
Siebel Systems, Inc. general manager in Europe, Middle East, and Africa Former
Salesforce.com, Inc. general manager of EMEA Former
University of Manchester Doctorate In Theoretical Physics Former
University of Manchester Degree In Mathematics Former
Organization Position Status
Salesforce.com, Inc. Marketing Consultant Current
FSFACC Board of Directors Current
FSFACC Board of Directors Current
Organization Position Status
Deerfield Academy Board of Directors Current
Teenaids and Son Board of Directors Current
Big Brothers, Inc. Board Member Current
Miriam Hospital Board of Directors Current
Hasbro, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Salesforce.com, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Worldwide Responsible Apparel Production (Wrap) Board of Directors Current
Refugees International Board of Directors Current
Corporate Philanthropy Board of Directors Current
Jewish Federation of Rhode Island Board of Directors Current
Salesforce.Com Foundation Board of Directors Current
China Holdings Acquisition Corp. Board of Directors Current
Brown Medical School Board of Directors Current
Hasbro, Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Former
Families First Inc. Chairman Former
Dunn Institute Chairman Former
Right Now, Inc. Chairman Former
Organization Position Status
Kazeon Inc President and CEO of Tgv Software, One Touch Systems Current
Salesforce.com, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Kazeon Inc Board of Directors Current
PeopleSoft, Inc. President & Chief Executive Officer Former
Onetouch Systems, Inc. President & Chief Executive Officer Former
Oracle Corporation Executive Vice President Former
State University of New York at Brockport Former
Organization Position Status
Guidewire Software, Inc. Board of Directors Current
ArcSight, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Salesforce.com, Inc. Board of Directors Current
M-Factor, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Solidus Networks Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
Oracle Corporation Vice President of U.S. Sales Former
Siebel Systems, Inc. Executive Vice President Former
Amdahl Corporation Sales Former
International Business Machines Corporation Sales Former
Verticals Ondemand Board of Directors Former
Organization Position Status
Lambda Physik AG Chair Current
Therma-Wave, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Coherent, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Salesforce.com, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Hewlett-Packard Company Senior Vice President & Treasurer Former
Organization Position Status
LiveOps, Inc. Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Current
Admob, Inc Board of Directors Current
Salesforce.com, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Gartner, Inc. Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer Former
eBay Inc. Chief Operating Officer Former
Quantum Corporation Former
Bay Networks Former
International Business Machines Corporation Former
Figgie International Former
Florida Atlantic University Bachelor of Arts Former
Organization Position Status
Weisel Founder Current
Francisco Partners Co-Founder & Partner Current
Francisco Partners Principal Current
Pain Therapeutics, Inc. Audit Committee Chair Current
Dolby Laboratories Inc. Board of Directors Current
Opus Capital Board of Directors Current
Opus Capital Applied Technology Partners and Associates Board of Directors Current
Cinea Incorporated Board of Directors Current
Schwab Charitable Board of Directors Current
Opus Capital Ventures Board of Directors Current
Salesforce.com, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Smith Barney Vice President & Director Former
Montgomery Securities Founder Former
Robertson, Stephens & Company Founder Former
Robertson, Stephens & Company Chairman Former
Pain Therapeutics, Inc. Board of Directors Former
AIM Management Group Inc. Director Former
BankAmerica Corporation Director Former
University of Michigan M.B.A. Degrees Former
University of Michigan Bba Former

Shirley Young is President of Shirley Young Associates, LLC, a business advisory company for companies interested in business development in the China market. She also serves as senior adviser to General Motors-Asia Pacific. From 1988 until December 31, 1999, she served as corporate Vice President of General Motors Corp involved in development of GM's $1.5 billion joint venture in Shanghai. Her most recent assignment as Vice President for China Strategic Development and Asia Pacific Counselor included operational responsibility for marketing, distribution and sales in China. Earlier, she served as Vice President for Consumer Market Development at General Motors' headquarters, working across the various marketing divisions of the company. Prior to that, she spent over 20 years at Grey Advertising working in a wide range of industries with many of the world's leading marketers. In addition to her expertise in brand development and consumer marketing, Shirley Young has served on the Board of Directors of the Bank of America, Bell Atlantic/Verizon Corporation, Dayton-Hudson Corporation, Holiday Inn/Promus/Harrah's and the Bombay Company. She also served as Vice Chairman of the Nominating Committee of the New York Stock Exchange. Ms. Young was appointed to the President's Commission on Executive Exchange and was a member of the Business Advisory Council for the U.S. State Department Agency for International Development. She is governor and founding Chairman of the Committee of 100, a national Chinese American leadership organization, and serves as Chairman of the Committee of 100 Cultural Institute whose objective is to bridge the cultural gap between the U.S. and China through the arts and education. In China, Ms. Young is an honorary professor of Tsinghua University, Beijing; Tongji University, Shanghai; and Huazhong Technology University, Wuhan; and honorary trustee of Jiao Tong University in Shanghai. In the U.S., she is a trustee of Interlochen Center for the Arts and has served as a trustee of Wellesley College and on the Board of Directors of the Associates of the Harvard Business School, and Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, as well as the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, the Detroit Institute of Arts, and Shanghai Symphony Orchestra. She is a founding member of the Committee of 200, an international organization of leading businesswomen. Ms. Young has received many awards for outstanding efforts in marketing and advertising. She was named Advertising Woman of the Year by the American Advertising Federation and received the Women's Equity Action Award for Achievement in Advertising. In 1998, Northwood University named her Outstanding Business Leader. Catalyst magazine awarded her the Catalyst Award for Outstanding Corporate Director and the Chinese-American Planning Council named her Woman of the Year. She received a Director's Choice Award from the National Women's Economic Alliance. Born May 25, 1935, in Shanghai, China, Ms. Young is a 1955 graduate of Wellesley College, Phi Beta Kappa, and is a recipient of the Wellesley College Alumna Achievement Award. She has three sons — David Hsieh, William Hsieh and Douglas Hsieh.

Organization Position Status
Shirley Young Associates, LLC President Current
General Motors Corporation Senior Advisor to General Motors, China Current
The Nature Conservancy Board of Directors Current
TeleTech Holdings, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Salesforce.com, Inc. Board of Directors Current
General Motors Corporation Vice President Former
NYSE Group, Inc. Vice Chairman Former
Bank of America Corporation Director Former
Target Corporation Director Former
Dayton Hudson Corporation Director Former
Holiday Inns Director Former
The Bombay Company, Inc. Director Former
U.S. Department of State Member of the Business Advisory Council Former
Organization Position Status
Radar Partners Partner Current
Plastic Logic Limited Board of Directors Current
Salesforce.com, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Intuit, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Juniper Networks, Inc. Board of Directors Current
VeriSign, Inc. Chairman, President & CEO Former
GO Corporation Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Business Development Former
MIPS Technologies, Inc. Senior Management Former
University of California, Davis B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering Former

Gordon Ritter is a Founder and General Partner of Emergence. He has spent over 15 years building companies which pioneered new markets including embedded web-based interfaces, server appliances, "On Demand" services for the SMB market and web-native application development. He led Emergence Capital's first investment, in the On Demand leader Salesforce.com . Gordon was named to the Forbes' Midas List of the top venture capital investors in 2007. He currently sits on the boards of Genius, Ketera, Lithium, PivotLink and SmartTurn. Prior to founding Emergence, Gordon was co-Founder and CEO of Software As Service, a Web services platform company he created with Marc Benioff, the Chairman and CEO of Salesforce.com. Software As Service is the origin of Salesforce.com's Force.com platform. Prior to forming Software As Service, he was Vice President of the $3 billion IBM Global Small Business division, created as a result of IBM's acquisition of his company, Whistle Communications in 1999. Gordon's division was responsible for partnerships with dozens of technology-enabled service companies as part of IBM's On Demand computing strategy. He led IBM's launch partnership with Salesforce.com. Prior to IBM, Gordon was co-Founder and President of Whistle, a pioneering Internet appliance and services platform for small and medium-sized businesses. Gordon has a B.A. in Economics from Princeton University.

Organization Position Status
Emergence Founder Current
Emergence General Partner Current
Emergence Capital Partners General Partner Current
Ketera Technologies, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Geni-US, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Seatab Software, Inc Board of Directors Current
Bay Area Discovery Museum Board of Directors Current
Smartturn Director Current
Verticals Ondemand Director Current
Salesforce.com, Inc. Investor Current
Geni-US, Inc. member Current
Salesforce.com, Inc. CEO Former
The Whistle President Former
The Whistle Co-Founder Former
Salesforce.com, Inc. Chairman Former
Princeton University B.A. In Economics Former
Organization Position Status
Geneva Venture Partners Managing Director At Geneva Venture Partners Current
Geneva Venture Partners co-founder Current
Santa Cruz Networks, Inc. Current
ZANTAZ Inc. Board Member Current
Network Chemistry, Inc. Board of Directors Current
DoubleClick Inc. Investor Current
Salesforce.com, Inc. Investor Current
NetGravity, Inc. Investor Current

Executive News

  • On-Demand Computing: A Brutal Slog

    BusinessWeek - 6/25/09 - View Story

  • Oracle CEO Ellison Changes Tack On Cloud Computing

    CNN Money - 6/24/09 - View Story

  • Ellison Changes Tack on Cloud Computing

    The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition - 6/23/09 - View Story

  • Livestream Partners with GigaOM to Stream Upcoming Technology Conferences

    PR Newswire via Yahoo! - 6/22/09 - View Story

  • Salesforce.com Chairman and CEO to Present at Structure 09

    PR Newswire - 6/22/09 - View Story

  • Salesforce CEO jabs at Microsoft cloud moves

    Reuters - 6/19/09 - View Story

  • SalesForce.com pitches cloud computing in Microsoft territory

    Seattle Times - 6/19/09 - View Story

  • Chegg Founder & Chairman Osman Rashid Named 2009 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of the Year(R) in Northern California

    PR Newswire - 6/17/09 - View Story

  • Salesforce.com Chairman and CEO to Present at Cloudforce Seattle

    PR Newswire - 6/17/09 - View Story

  • Cramer's 'Mad Money' Follow-Up: Salesforce.com

    TheStreet.com - 6/16/09 - View Story

  • Salesforce Offers Free Edition of Force.com

    eWeek - 6/15/09 - View Story

  • Salesforce Unleashes Free, Do-it-Yourself Cloud

    Internet News - 6/15/09 - View Story

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  • CRM Magazine Extends Nomination Period for 2009 CRM Market Awards

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  • The 5 New Enterprise Apps You Should Be Developing Now

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     CRM $29.82 -9.09 (-23.36% )
Average Volume 2,209,770
Shares Outstanding 123.50M
Market Cap 3.7B
Year High 71.72
Year Low 20.82
Earnings Per Share 0.42
P/E Ratio 71.00
Dividend N/A
Yield N/A
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