One sign of Hillary Clinton s growing footprint in Silicon Valley is that she has made more money in speaking fees from the tech industry over the past 18 months than from any other sector, according to an analysis by the Washington Post.
Since January 2014, the former secretary of state and contender for the Oval Office, has earned $11.7 million on the speaking circuit. Of that, the tech industry has paid her $3.2 million, the Post reported. Other top industries where Clinton has spoken are health care and financial services.
Clinton has appeared at eBay, Salesforce.com and Qualcomm. As the Post story notes, tech leaders have also shown their support for her presidential bid. EBay CEO John Donahoe and his wife, Eileen, held one of the first fundraisers for Clinton after she announced she would run. Marc Benioff, Salesforce s CEO, has given to Ready for Hillary, a super PAC.
Clinton earned $625,000 for one day s work from the industry, first from speaking at a conference in San Francisco sponsorsed by Nexenta Systems. She also was interviewed by Cisco CEO John Chambers at a sales conference in Las Vegas, the Post said.
In the 2008 campaign, then-candidate Barack Obama captured the early support of Silicon Valley Democratic money.
This time around, Clinton is making to mark her territory, tweeting one day last summer:
In today visiting , , & . Looking forward to seeing everyone and answering some questions.
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton)
Above: Hillary Clinton signs her new book Hard Choices at the Common Good Books store in St. Paul, Minn., Sunday, July 20, 2014. (Jerry Holt/Minneapolis Star Tribune/MCT)
