Parker Harris
Co-founder of Salesforce
San Francisco, CA
Writes $5K – $50K checks · typically $25K
About
Parker Harris co-founded Salesforce with Marc Benioff in 1999 and wrote the original multi-tenant architecture that made cloud CRM economically viable — the technical foundation of the SaaS model. He has held the senior technology role at the company for more than two decades, most recently as Chief Technology Officer of Slack after the acquisition.
Experience
- SalesforceChief Technology Officercurrent1999 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Left Coast SoftwareCo-Founder1996 — 1999San Francisco, California, United States
- Metropolis SoftwareSoftware Engineer1993 — 1996San Francisco Bay Area
- Honeybee Software Co., ltd.Software Engineer1989 — 1993Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Education
- Middlebury CollegeBachelor of Arts - BA, English Literature (British and Commonwealth)1985 — 1989
Network1
Investors connected to Parker in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- What check size does Parker Harris write?
- Parker Harris typically writes checks of $5K – $50K.
Paths to reach Parker
People who overlapped with Parker at the same organization — a shared school or employer with one of them is a warm way in.
Together at SalesforceParker: Chief Technology Officer
Mark Suster2007Managing Partner at Upfront VenturesUC San Diego · University of ChicagoMarc Benioff1999–2026Co-founder, Chair & CEO of SalesforceUniversity of Southern CaliforniaViviana Faga2004–2010General Partner at Felicis VenturesSanta Clara UniversityJob Simon2016–2017Venture Partner and CTO at Monta Vista CapitalNational Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli · University of Rhode IslandWesley Barrow2010–2012Partner at Correlation VenturesAlex Bard2011–2014Managing Director at Redpoint VenturesStony Brook University
Together at Metropolis SoftwareParker: Software Engineer
Same school
Also attended Middlebury College124
Alex FinkelsteinInvestor at Spark CapitalJeff DoranInvestor at Spark CapitalTrevor KienzleInvestor at Correlation VenturesUrvashi BarooahPartner at Redpoint VenturesJason BrookePrincipal at Sapphire VenturesBriehan BurkeGeneral Partner at Keen Venture Partners
+ 118 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Salesforce243
Mark SusterManaging Partner at Upfront VenturesMarc BenioffCo-founder, Chair & CEO of SalesforceViviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesJob SimonVenture Partner and CTO at Monta Vista CapitalWesley BarrowPartner at Correlation VenturesAlex BardManaging Director at Redpoint Ventures
+ 237 more