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In business, we say that people overestimate what you can do in a year and underestimate what you can do in a decade. This is true in philanthropy as well.

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Marc Benioff
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: September 25
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Chief Executive Officer
San Francisco County
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Marc Russell Benioff
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