Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) |
Position |
| John J. Donahoe |
President & Chief Executive Officer |
| Lorrie Norrington |
President, eBay Marketplaces |
| Scott Thompson |
President, PayPal |
| Bob Swan |
Chief Financial Officer & Senior Vice President, Finance |
| Mark Carges |
Senior Vice President, Platform & Chief Technology Officer, Marketplaces |
| Alan Marks |
Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications |
| Kip Knight |
Vice President, Marketing |
| Brian Burke |
Director, Global Feedback Policy |
| Paul Jones |
Global Director, Retail Partnerships |
| Yasmina Tregan |
Product Manager |
| Beth Axelrod |
Senior Vice President, Human Resources |
| Henry Gomez |
Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs |
| Michael R. Jacobson |
Senior Vice President & General Counsel |
| Rob Chesnut |
Senior Vice President, eBay Global Trust & Safety |
Board of Directors
John Donahoe became President and CEO of eBay Inc. on March 31, 2008. In this role, John has global responsibility for growing each of the company's business units, which include eBay Marketplaces, PayPal and Skype. John came to eBay in February 2005 as President of eBay Marketplaces, responsible for all elements of eBay's global ecommerce businesses. In this role, he focused on expanding eBay's core business, which accounts for a large percentage of the company's revenues. John also oversaw a number of strategic acquisitions, including Shopping.com and StubHub, and classifieds sites, such as Gumtree and LoQUo. During the three years he served as President of Marketplaces, revenues and profits for this division doubled. Prior to eBay, John spent more than 20 years at Bain & Company, a worldwide consulting firm based in Boston. Starting as an Associate Consultant, John rose to become the firm's CEO, where he oversaw Bain's 30 offices and 3,000 employees. In addition to serving on eBay's Inc.'s Board of Directors, John is also on the Board of Trustees of Dartmouth College. John received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Dartmouth College and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| eBay Inc. |
President & Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Premiere Inn Trips |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Intel Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Backroads |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| eBay Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Bain & Company |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| ROLM Corporation |
Manager |
Former |
| Sacred Heart High School |
Trustee |
Former |
| Salomon Brothers |
Associate |
Former |
| Stanford Graduate School of Business |
M.B.A. |
Former |
| Dartmouth College |
Bachelor of Arts in Economics |
Former |
Lorrie Norrington became president of eBay Marketplaces in July 2008. In her role, she has overall responsibility for eBay Marketplaces, a global business unit that contributed about 70 percent of eBay Inc.'s total 2007 revenue of nearly $7.7 billion.
Previously, Lorrie had been responsible for the North America business unit, global technology, and global customer service as head of Marketplaces Operations, a position she assumed in January 2008. Prior to that, she was president of eBay International, overseeing the strategic and financial planning, marketing, operations, product development and business development for eBay's international businesses, including eBay's network of sites in Europe and Asia Pacific.
Lorrie was previously president and CEO of Shopping.com, which she joined in June 2005. eBay acquired this leading online comparison shopping business in August of that year. Prior to Shopping.com, Lorrie spent four years at Intuit Inc., where she first served as Intuit's executive vice president of small businesses and personal finance, leading the company's QuickBooks, Small Business Services, Payroll, and Quicken brands. She then was a member of the office of the CEO, responsible for operations, verticals and all non-US businesses.
Before joining Intuit, Lorrie spent 20 years at GE in a variety of global roles in the information services, medical systems, industrial systems and financial services businesses.
Lorrie holds a BS in Business Administration from the University of Maryland and an MBA from the Harvard Business School. She is on the Advisory Board of the Catalyst Group.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| eBay Inc. |
President, eBay Marketplaces |
Current |
| Shopping.com, Ltd. |
President & CEO |
Former |
| eBay Inc. |
President, eBay International |
Former |
| Intuit, Inc. |
Executive Vice President, Small Businesses and Personal Finance |
Former |
Scott Thompson is President of PayPal with overall responsibility for growing the global leader in online payments. Succeeding Rajiv Dutta in 2008, Scott previously served as PayPal's Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer where he oversaw information technology, product development, and architecture for PayPal.
Prior to PayPal, Scott worked for Inovant, a subsidiary of Visa formed to oversee global technology for the organization. As Executive Vice President of Technology Solutions at Inovant, he was responsible for all development, support and maintenance of Visa's global payment system.
Scott was also Chief Information Officer of Barclays Global Investors, where he implemented a new strategic technology platform and global infrastructure. In addition, he has worked with Coopers and Lybrand, delivering information technology solutions to leading financial services clients such as Wells Fargo.
Scott received a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting and Computer Science from Stonehill College.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| PayPal, Inc. |
President |
Current |
| eBay Inc. |
President, PayPal |
Current |
| Ignite Venture Partners |
Senior Vice President of Product Development, Technology and Operations at Paypal |
Current |
| F5 Networks, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Ignite Venture Partners |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| eBay Inc. |
CTO, PayPal & Senior Vice President |
Former |
| Barclays Global Investors |
Chief Information Officer |
Former |
| Visa International |
Chief Technology Officer |
Former |
| PayPal, Inc. |
CTO & Senior Vice President |
Former |
| Visa International |
Executive Vice President, Systems Group |
Former |
| Inovant, LLC |
Executive Vice President of Technology |
Former |
| Cooper's Inc. |
Partner |
Former |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers |
Partner |
Former |
| Stonehill College |
Bachelor's Degree In Accounting |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| eBay Inc. |
Chief Financial Officer & Senior Vice President, Finance |
Current |
| eBay Ireland |
Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer, Ebay Inc. |
Current |
| TRW, Inc. |
CFO |
Former |
| Electronic Data Systems Corporation |
CFO & Executive Vice President |
Former |
| GE Lighting |
Cfo |
Former |
| TRW, Inc. |
Executive Vice President |
Former |
| GE Lighting |
Vice President of Finance |
Former |
| State University of New York (SUNY) - Binghamton |
Master of Business Administration |
Former |
| The State University of New York |
Bachelor of Science In Business Administration |
Former |
As Senior Vice President of Platform and CTO of Marketplaces, Mark Carges is responsible for accelerating the company's platform innovation and he is also responsible for overseeing the technology architecture, software development and site operations for eBay.com.
Prior to joining eBay in September 2008, Mark was Executive Vice President, Products and General Manager, for the Business Interaction Division at BEA Systems, a provider of enterprise application infrastructure software that was acquired by Oracle in April 2008. During more than a decade at BEA, Mark held a variety of other senior technology leadership roles, including Chief Technology Officer.
Mark began his career at Bell Labs as one of the original architects of Tuxedo, software for constructing highly scalable transaction processing applications. Prior to BEA, he designed and developed early versions of Tuxedo at Bell Labs, Unix System Labs and Novell.
Mark holds a BA in Computer Science from the University of California at Berkeley and an MS degree in Computer Science from New York University.
As senior vice president of corporate communications for eBay Inc., Alan Marks is responsible for leading communications strategy for all areas of the company, including business and consumer media relations, employee communications, executive positioning and issues and reputation management.
Alan has more than 20 years of experience managing communications for top global consumer brands. Prior to joining eBay in April 2008, Alan was at Nike Inc., where he served as a member of the company's global communications leadership team from 2005 to early 2008. Alan led corporate media relations for global product launches, communications of the company's growth strategy, and Nike's industry-leading corporate responsibility strategies.
Prior to Nike, Alan headed corporate communications for Gap Inc. from 1999 to 2005. There, he led media relations, executive and employee communications, reputation management and corporate responsibility. Before Gap Inc., Alan was with Avon Products Inc. for 12 years in a variety of global communications positions. He began his career as a journalist.
Alan received a BA in journalism from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and an MA in liberal studies from New York University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| eBay Inc. |
Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications |
Current |
| Gap Inc. |
Vice President, Corporate Communications |
Former |
| Nike, Inc. |
Director, Corporate Media |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| eBay Inc. |
Vice President, Marketing |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| eBay Inc. |
Director, Global Feedback Policy |
Current |
| eBay Inc. |
Senior Manager, Community Development |
Former |
| eBay Inc. |
Senior Manager, Global Policy Management |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| eBay Inc. |
Global Director, Retail Partnerships |
Current |
| Retail Industry Leaders Association |
Vice President, Asset Protection |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| eBay Inc. |
Product Manager |
Current |
As senior vice president of human resources at eBay, Beth Axelrod is responsible for all aspects of the company's global human resources capabilities including recruiting, learning and development, compensation, benefits and the continuing evolution of the company's corporate culture.
Prior to joining eBay, Beth was chief talent officer at WPP Group, one of the world's leading communications services groups, responsible for the recruitment, development and retention of WPP staff worldwide. Before WPP, she was a principal with McKinsey & Company where she was co-leader of the firm's global organization and leadership practice.
Beth received a Bachelor of Science in Engineering with a concentration in finance from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, and a Master of Private and Public Management from Yale University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| eBay Inc. |
Senior Vice President, Human Resources |
Current |
| WPP Group plc |
Chief Talent Officer |
Former |
| McKinsey & Company, Inc. |
principal |
Former |
| Yale University |
Master of Private and Public Management |
Former |
| Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania |
Bachelor of Science in Engineering with a concentration in finance |
Former |
As senior vice president and general counsel at eBay, Mike Jacobson's responsibilities include overseeing eBay's legal department, its risk management program, and its policy group. He is responsible for interactions with content regulators, law enforcement, contracts, SEC compliance, and other legal matters.
Prior to eBay, Mike was a partner with Cooley Godward LLP where he was recognized as an expert in securities law. His responsibilities included corporate and securities transactions, including mergers and acquisition transactions, public offerings, and venture capital financing.
Mike earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Magna Cum Laude, in 1975 from Harvard College, where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He subsequently received his law degree from Stanford University in 1981, where he was a Nathan Abbot Scholar and a member of Order of the Coif. He also received the Hilmer Oehlmann Jr. award as well as first and second year honors.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| eBay Inc. |
Senior Vice President & General Counsel |
Current |
| Cooley Godward Llp |
partner |
Former |
| The Order of the Coif |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Phi Beta Kappa |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Stanford University |
Law Degree |
Former |
| Harvard College |
Bachelor of Arts in Economics |
Former |
| Stanford University |
Degree |
Former |
Robert Chesnut is the Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of eBay, Inc., the Internet’s leading person to person trading community. In January 2002, he was appointed to form and lead eBay’s new Rules, Trust and Safety Department, which is responsible for the formation and coordination of eBay’s trust and safety strategy worldwide. Rob’s group is responsible for changes to eBay’s site rules and policies to make eBay an even better marketplace (including areas like non paying bidder, feedback display and feedback removal), eBay’s proactive efforts to detect and prevent fraudulent and abusive activity on the site, programs like escrow and user verification that promote safer trading, and cooperation with law enforcement and regulatory agencies to encourage lawful activity on the site and prosecution of wrongdoers.
Before starting eBay’s Rules, Trust and Safety department, Rob was a member of eBay’s legal team for over three years, overseeing domestic legal issues for eBay. Rob joined eBay in early 1999 after spending 11 years as a federal prosecutor with the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia. Rob served as the Chief of that office’s Major Crimes unit, and handled several noteworthy espionage cases including the prosecution of CIA employee Aldrich Ames. He is a graduate of the University of Virginia and Harvard Law School.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| eBay Inc. |
Senior Vice President, eBay Global Trust & Safety |
Current |
| eBay Inc. |
Vice President, Trust & Safety |
Former |
Pierre M. Omidyar founded eBay as a sole proprietorship in September 1995. Mr. Omidyar has been a director and Chairman of the Board since eBay's incorporation in May 1996 and also served as its Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and President from inception to February 1998, November 1997 and August 1996, respectively. Prior to founding eBay, Mr. Omidyar was a developer services engineer at General Magic, a mobile communications platform company, from December 1994 to July 1996. Mr. Omidyar co-founded Ink Development Corp. (later renamed eShop) in May 1991 and served as their software engineer from May 1991 to September 1994. Prior to co-founding Ink, Mr. Omidyar was a developer for Claris, a subsidiary of Apple Inc., and for other Macintosh-oriented software development companies. Mr. Omidyar is currently co-founder and chairman of Omidyar Network, a philanthropic investment firm committed to creating self-empowerment and opportunity for individuals to improve their lives on a global scale. Mr. Omidyar serves on the Board of Trustees of Tufts University, Omidyar-Tufts Microfinance Fund, Santa Fe Institute, and as a director of Meetup, Inc. Mr. Omidyar holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from Tufts University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| eBay Inc. |
Founder & Chairman |
Current |
| Omidyar Network |
Co-Founder and Founding Partner |
Current |
| Tufts University |
Trustee |
Current |
| Santa Fe Institute |
Trustee |
Current |
| PATH2TOP |
|
Current |
| Meetup Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Eshop |
Co-Founder |
Former |
| Claris Corporation |
Consumer Software Engineer |
Former |
| Tufts University |
Bachelor of Science in computer science |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| The Carlyle Group Inc. |
Senior Advisor |
Current |
| MBIA Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| The University of Oklahoma Price College of Business |
Board of Advisors |
Current |
| eBay Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| The E. W. Scripps Company |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Building Materials Holding Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Freddie Mac |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Bank Administration Institute |
Member, CFO Roundtable |
Former |
| The Financial Services Roundtable |
Chairman, CFO Council |
Former |
| U.S. Bancorp |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| BankAmerica Corporation |
Senior Vice President & Assistant Treasurer in Corporate Treasury |
Former |
| Security Pacific Corporation |
Senior Vice President, Domestic & International Treasury Group |
Former |
| Security Pacific Corporation |
Senior Vice President & Director of Corporate Treasury |
Former |
| Moody's Corporation |
Financial Services Industry Advisor, Rating Service |
Former |
| Standard & Poor's |
Financial Services Industry Advisor, Rating Service |
Former |
| U.S. Bancorp |
Chairman, Asset Liability Policy Committee |
Former |
| Freddie Mac |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| U.S. Bancorp |
Vice Chairman |
Former |
| U.S. Bancorp |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| The Stonier Graduate School of Banking |
Graduate |
Former |
| Southern Methodist University |
MBA |
Former |
| The University of Oklahoma |
Bachelor's Degree, Economics |
Former |
Dawn G. Lepore was elected to the Board of Directors of The New York Times Company in 2008.
Ms. Lepore has served as president, chief executive officer and chairman of drugstore.com since October 2004.
Previously, Ms. Lepore served as vice chairman, technology, active trader, operations, business strategy and administration of The Charles Schwab Corporation and Charles Schwab & Co. from 2003 to 2004. During her 21 years at Charles Schwab, she held a wide range of senior executive positions in applications development, technology, general operations and business strategy.
She is also a member of the board of directors of eBay Inc.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Calstrs Co |
Managing Director and Cofounder, Elevation Partners |
Current |
| Elevation Partners |
Managing Director |
Current |
| Elevation Partners |
Co-Founder |
Current |
| Calstrs Co |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Bloggingstocks |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Lisa Cupini |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Palm, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| eBay Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Ohio Association of Realtors |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Florida Brokers Group |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Vendoralley |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Apple Country Team, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Apple Inc. |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| Apple Inc. |
Executive Vice President |
Former |
| Apple Inc. |
Chairman |
Former |
| Crystal Decisions |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| 3Com Corporation |
Director |
Former |
| University of California, Los Angeles |
M.B.A. |
Former |
| Whittier College |
B.A. |
Former |
Marc Andreessen is Chairman and co-founder of Opsware Inc., the leading provider of data center automation software. Marc is widely recognized for his role in launching the Internet revolution in 1993, with his creation of the Mosaic browser while at the University of Illinois. After graduation, Marc co-founded Netscape Communications, and played a critical role in the company's hypergrowth. Andreessen later became CTO of AOL when the company purchased Netscape in 1999. As one of the technology icons of our time, Marc has received numerous accolades, was named one of the "Top 50 people under the age of 40" by Time Magazine in 1994, and graced the magazine's cover in 1996. With Mosaic and the Netscape browser, Marc's ideas created a platform that enabled individuals to access the Internet. Similarly, today Opsware is enabling businesses to take advantage of the massive business opportunities created by the web and new web-based architectures.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| OpsWare Inc. |
Chairman and Co-Founder |
Current |
| Facebook Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| eBay Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Room to Read |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Netscape Communications Corporation |
Chief Technology Officer |
Former |
| Netscape Communications Corporation |
Co-Founder |
Former |
| OpsWare Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| University of Illinois |
Bachelor of Science Degree In Computer Science |
Former |
Philippe E. M. Bourguignon has served as a director of eBay since December 1999. Mr. Bourguignon has been Vice Chairman of Revolution Resorts, a division of Revolution LLC, a company focused on health, living, and resort investments and operations, since January 2006. From April 2004 to January 2006, Mr. Bourguignon served as Chairman of Aegis Media France, a media communications and market research company. From September 2003 to March 2004, Mr. Bourguignon was Co-Chief Executive Officer of The World Economic Forum (The DAVOS Forum). From August 2003 to October 2003, Mr. Bourguignon served as Managing Director of The World Economic Forum. From April 1997 to January 2003, Mr. Bourguignon served as Chairman of the Board of Club Méditerranée S.A., a resort operator. Prior to his appointment at Club Méditerranée S.A., Mr. Bourguignon was Chief Executive Officer of Euro Disney S.A., the parent company of Disneyland Paris, since 1993, and Executive Vice President of The Walt Disney Company (Europe) S.A. since October 1996. Mr. Bourguignon was named President of Euro Disney in 1992, a post he held through April 1993. He joined The Walt Disney Company in 1988 as head of Real Estate Development. Mr. Bourguignon holds a Masters Degree in Economics at the University of Aix-en-Provence and holds a post-graduate diploma from the Institut d'Administration des Enterprises (IAE) in Paris.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| eBay Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| The Asia Foundation Co |
Co-Founder and Chairman of the Executive Committee |
Current |
| Intuit Boston |
Founder & Chairman of the Executive Committee |
Current |
| Intuit, Inc. |
Co-Founder |
Current |
| The Asia Foundation Co |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Intuit, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Procter & Gamble |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Procter & Gamble |
Brand Manager |
Former |
| Bain & Company |
Managed Consulting Assignments |
Former |
| Harvard University |
MBA |
Former |
| University of Southern California |
Bachelor's Degree, Economics and Mathematics |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Aligning The Stars |
President and CEO of Bain & Co. |
Current |
| The Bridgespan Group, Inc |
Chairman and Co-Founder |
Current |
| NH Center for Nonprofits |
|
Current |
| The Nature Conservancy |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| eBay Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Bain & Company |
chief executive |
Former |
| Bain & Company |
Partner after |
Former |
| Hbs, Inc. |
field engineer |
Former |
| University of California, Davis |
MBA with distinction |
Former |
| Harvard Business School |
MBA with distinction |
Former |
| University of California, Davis |
BA In Economics |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Ford International Capital Corporation |
President & CEO |
Current |
| Detroit Lions, Inc. |
Owner & Chairman |
Current |
| Ford Motor Company |
Chairman |
Current |
| Detroit Lions, Inc. |
Vice Chairman |
Current |
| eBay Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Ford Motor Company |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Ford International Capital Corporation |
Managing Director |
Former |
| The Henry Ford |
Chairman |
Former |
| The Henry Ford |
Board of Directors |
Former |
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