Benioff is a local power player in the City by the Bay. His company is the city’s largest private employer. His statement published just as his company’s marquee conference, Dreamforce, was beginning, taking over the city’s streets in its own way. With a net worth of about $9bn, per Forbes – far less than Mark Zuckerberg or Elon Musk – he punches above his weight politically, especially in Democratic circles.