Pierre M. Omidyar — Founder & Independent Director at eBay

Mr. Pierre M. Omidyar co-founded Omidyar Network in 2004 and serves as its Founding Partner and Chairman. Mr. Omidyar is a Co-Founder of UP2398 LLC. As an entrepreneur and innovator, Mr. Omidyar guides Omidyar Network with his strategic vision, values and fresh approach to the field of philanthropy. As an extension of Omidyar Network's activities in microfinance, in 2005, Mr. Omidyar gave finance to Tufts University. He is a Founder of First Look Media, Inc. Mr.Omidyar is also Chief Executive Officer and Publisher of Honolulu Civil Beat. Mr. Omidyar serves as an Advisor of Neoteny Co., Ltd. He is a Commissioner of the President's Commission on White House Fellowships. He also founded eBay Inc. as a sole proprietorship on Labor Day in September 1995. Mr. Omidyar served as the President at eBay Inc. until August 1996. He served as the Chief Executive Officer at Ebay Inc. until February 1998 and served as its Chief Financial Officer until November 1997. He served as the Chairman of eBay Inc. since May 1996 until July 17, 2015 and has been its Director since May 1996. He co-founded the Omidyar Foundation In 1998. Prior to founding eBay, Mr. Omidyar co-founded Ink Development Corp. in May 1991 and was a Software Engineer from May 1991 to September 1994. He served as the Developer Services Engineer at General Magic from December 1994 to July 1996. Prior to co-founding Ink, Mr. Omidyar was a Consumer Software Engineer at Claris and a Developer for other Macintosh-oriented software development companies. He was employed at Apple. Currently, he serves as the Chairman of The Intercept. Mr. Omidyar serves as a Director of ePeople, Inc. Mr. Omidyar serves on the Board of Trustees of Omidyar-Tufts Microfinance Fund, the Punahou School, Santa Fe Institute and the Roshan Cultural Heritage Institute. He serves as a Director of The Ulupono Initiative, LLC, and founded the firm. He served as Independent Director of PayPal Holdings, Inc. since July 2015 Until May 24, 2017. He is a Board Observer at Seesmic Inc. He serves on the Board of Trustees of Tufts University, Punahou School, Santa Fe Institute and Omidyar Foundation. He served as a Director of GrandCentral Communications Inc. and Twelve Entrepreneuring Inc. He served as a Director of MeetUp Inc. In 2011, he was honored with the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy for the lasting impact of their work. Mr. Omidyar holds a B.S. degree in Computer Science from Tufts University.