Who Will Give the 2015 UC Berkeley Commencement Speech?

Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff has been invited to deliver the 2015 commencement speech this May at UC Berkeley. The San Francisco native and Burlingame High graduate is the founder of the successful Bay Area-based cloud computing company Salesforce.com. The entrepreneurial Benioff started his first business at the age of 15. Both Benioff and Salesforce have garnered numerous accolades over the years.

Well known in the Bay Area for his philanthropic nature, he and his wife, Lynne Krilich, donated $100 million to the UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital in June of 2010.

According to the Daily Californian, commencement speakers are chosen by student group called the Californians. The Californians organize school events and once a speaker is selected, school officials give the final approval. In 2014, students gathered more than 4,000 signatures as part of a backlash against last year’s selection of comedian Bill Maher.

Watch video of Benioff as the USC 2014 Commencement Speaker:

Commencement will be held at at California Memorial Stadium on May 16. Details found here.

Photo screenshot courtesy USC via YouTube.

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