BernieMarcus, co-founder of the Home Depot, signed up for the Giving Pledge gladly and writes about the power of seeing philanthropy in action during a visit to his Marcus Autism Center (MAC) in Atlanta, which takes in 4, 000 afflicted children a year.
BernieMarcus used to warn salesclerks that he would bite off the finger of the next one he caught pointing a customer toward where to find something. (The clerk is supposed to walk you there and chat you up about your project along the way.) Marcus would have a mouthful of digits if he had followed this reporter over the last few weeks.