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How Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff is Giving Back

When UC San Francisco's medical center was running low on PPE--personal protective equipment for healthcare workers, the chancellor turned to his billionaire friend Marc Benioff, founder and chief executive of software giant Salesforce, to acquire the necessary equipment. Why go to a tech company to help unblock a medical supply chain? Walter Isaacson speaks with Benioff to find out.

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