Keep pulling the thread on Amy Weaver.
Direct Relief is a humanitarian organization that distributes billions of dollars worth of medicine and supplies to people in need annually.
Salesforce established the "1-1-1 model," which dedicates 1% of its pre-IPO equity, 1% of employee time, and 1% of its product to philanthropic causes.
Over its 26-year history, Salesforce's 1-1-1 philanthropic program has granted hundreds of millions of dollars, contributed millions of employee volunteer hours, and provided its software to approximately 70,000 non-profits.
Around 2015-2016, after employees Cindy Robbins and Layla Saga raised concerns, Salesforce CEO Mark Benioff publicly committed to investigating gender pay gaps, publishing the findings, and correcting any discrepancies.
In 2020, Salesforce CEO Mark Benioff appointed Amy Weaver, the company's Chief Legal Officer, to the role of Chief Financial Officer, a move she believes is unprecedented in the Fortune 500.
Direct Relief operates without accepting any government funding.
Within one year of Amy Weaver joining Univar, the CEO who recruited her was replaced, and the new CEO decided to relocate the company's headquarters to Illinois.
Salesforce's initial gender pay audit revealed a discrepancy which the company corrected, but a subsequent audit the following year also found a gap, leading the company to establish an annual pay equity review process.
Direct Relief's operating model involves procuring or receiving donated medications from pharmaceutical companies and managing the supply chain to distribute them through a global network of partners.
The "Global Hope" initiative is a partnership between Texas Children's Hospital, Direct Relief, and TEVA Pharmaceuticals focused on providing treatments for childhood cancer in Africa.
Every year on June 1st, Direct Relief pre-positions hurricane preparedness kits in 70 locations across the U.S. and the Caribbean.
Amy Weaver's decision to join Direct Relief coincided with a period of significant U.S. government funding cuts or proposals to cut humanitarian and health programs, including USAID, Medicaid, and PEPFAR.