5 more things you should know about Bret Taylor Here's what I didn't squeeze into my profile of Marc Benioff's fast-rising No. 2. FacebookTwitterEmail Salesforce Chief Operating Officer Bret Taylor poses for a portrait at his home near Lake Tahoe, Calif. Thursday, December 10, 2020. Bret Taylor was the architect of the company's recent $27.7 billion purchase of Slack. He lives in the East Bay, but has been making use of Salesforce and Slack's remote-friendly tools to work from the Tahoe area lately.Jessica Christian / The Chronicle Welcome back to Bret you didn’t know this I’m coming up for air after writing what I believe is the first in-depth profile of