Draft:Steve Garnett

Steve Garnett (born 7 December 1957) is a British businessman and the former executive Chairman EMEA of Salesforce.com.

Early Life and Education
Garnett was born in Fazakerley, Liverpool, and attended Breckfield Comprehensive in Liverpool. Garnett received a degree in mathematics from Cardiff University and a doctorate in theoretical physics from the University of Manchester.

Career
In 1986, he joined Oracle Corporation, the American multinational computer technology company, to run their technical support operation before taking on roles in their sales, marketing & alliances departments, holding positions such as Director of UK Sales and Vice President of European Marketing & Alliances.

In April 1997 he left Oracle to join the Californian software company Siebel Systems as Vice President & General Manager of Europe, Middle East & Africa. The company was sold to Oracle Corporation in 2006.

In April 2002 he joined Salesforce.com to head European operations and be part of the executive team. He also took on the role of Executive Chairman, EMEA. Garnett has been a regular contributor to CNBC.

He retired from his position as Executive Chairman EMEA at Salesforce.com in 2016.

Garnett was a major investor in 1E, which was acquired by the Carlye Group in for $270m in 2021. Garnett was also the founding investor and chairman of the board of Fairsail which was acquired by Sage in 2017 for a reported £110m.

Garnett is a supporter and financial contributor to the University of Liverpool’s specialist Maths School which he officially opened in September 2021.