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Meg Whitman, President & CEO

As president and CEO of eBay since March 1998, Meg Whitman has led the company to become an unparalleled global ecommerce engine. Meg’s expertise in brand building, combined with her consumer technology experience, has helped eBay evolve into a leading company that is reshaping online commerce, payments and communications around the world.

Prior to eBay, Meg was general manager of Hasbro Inc.'s Preschool Division, responsible for global management and marketing of two of the world's best-known children's brands, Playskool and Mr. Potato Head. During her tenure, Meg oversaw the reorganization of the Preschool Division and its resulting return to profitability. From 1995 to 1997, Meg was president and chief executive officer of Florists Transworld Delivery (FTD), the world's largest floral products company. While at FTD, she oversaw its transition from a florist-owned association to a for-profit, privately owned company.

Before FTD, Meg served as president of the Stride Rite Corporation's Stride Rite Division where she was responsible for the launch of the highly successful Munchkin baby shoe line and the repositioning of the Stride Rite brand and retail stores. She also worked for eight years at Bain & Company’s San Francisco office where she was a vice president. Meg began her career at Procter & Gamble in Cincinnati where she worked in brand management from 1979 to 1981.

Among Meg’s many accolades, WSJ 50 Women to Watch (2005), Time's World's 100 Most Influential People (2004, 2005), Fortune Most Powerful Woman in Business (2005), Powerful Woman in American Business (2004), BusinessWeek 25 Most Powerful Business Managers (2000-2008).

Meg is on the Board of Directors of Procter & Gamble and DreamWorks Animation. Meg received a Bachelor of Economics from Princeton University and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School.

Pierre Omidyar, Founder & Chairman of the Board

Founder and Chairman | eBay
Inspired by the social value created through eBay and Meetup, Pierre established Omidyar Network with his wife Pam in 2004. Omidyar Network is a mission-based organization committed to unleashing human potential on a global scale. Omidyar Network funds businesses and nonprofit organizations that promote equal access to information, tools and opportunities; connections around shared interests; and a sense of ownership for participants.

John Donahoe, President - eBay Marketplaces

As president of eBay Marketplaces, John Donahoe is responsible for the growth of eBay around the world. In that capacity, John oversees strategic and financial planning, marketing, operations, product development and business development for the eBay North America and eBay International businesses.

Prior to joining eBay, John served as worldwide managing director of Bain & Company, a global consulting firm, where he oversaw Bain’s 29 offices and 3,000 employees worldwide. During his career at Bain, John served clients in the telecommunications, airlines, aerospace and financial services industries. Prior to that, John worked for the Rolm Corporation, a telecommunications equipment company, and Salomon Brothers, now a part of Citigroup Inc.

John serves on the Board of Trustees of Dartmouth College and the Advisory Board of the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He is also a Trustee of Sacred Heart High School in Atherton, California and an Advisory Board member of Backroads, an active travel company.

John received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Dartmouth College and a Master of Business Administration from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

William Cobb, President - eBay North America

As president of eBay North America, Bill Cobb oversees the marketing, strategic planning, and business development for all of eBay's North American businesses. This includes responsibility for the strategy and marketing behind the eBay.com, eBay Canada, and eBay Motors business units.

Formerly senior vice president of eBay International, Bill oversaw strategic planning, development, and operations for eBay's businesses and investments around the world.

Bill joined eBay in November 2000 as senior vice president of global marketing, responsible for eBay's branding and marketing activities worldwide, including advertising, promotions, direct marketing, partner relationships, business development, and Internet marketing.

Prior to eBay, Bill held a number of key positions at PepsiCo. First, as vice president of new business, he was responsible for new products, joint ventures and acquisitions for the soft drink division. His accomplishments include the launch of All Sport Body Quencher, Aquafina Water, and the Pepsi/Starbucks Coffee partnership for ready-to-drink coffee products.

Also at PepsiCo, Bill was the senior vice president and chief marketing officer for Pizza Hut, the world's largest pizza chain and third largest restaurant chain. Most recently he served as senior vice president and chief marketing officer for Tricon Restaurants International, a PepsiCo spin-off, where he was responsible for marketing the Kentucky Fried Chicken, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell brands internationally.

Bill has a Bachelor of Science from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, and a Master of Business Administration from the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management.

Rajiv Dutta, President, Paypal

As President of PayPal, Rajiv Dutta is responsible for building PayPal into the global standard for digital payments. PayPal enables any individual or business with an email address to send and receive payments online securely, easily and quickly. In 2006, PayPal is on a run rate to process more than $35 billion in total payment volume.

Prior to joining PayPal, Mr. Dutta was President of Skype, eBay's online voice communications business. Skype is the world's fastest-growing Internet communication company, allowing unlimited free voice, video and instant messaging communication between Skype users. With over 136 million registered users, Skype is available in 27 languages and is used in almost every country around the world.

Mr. Dutta joined Skype from eBay, where he was Chief Financial Officer. During his tenure as CFO, eBay's market capitalization increased six-fold, revenue grew from $750 million to $4.5 billion, and the employee base grew from just under 2,000 to nearly 12,000 employees. Mr. Dutta also served as Chief Strategy Officer for the company and led the New Ventures Group, which oversaw eBay's entry into the global classifieds market and the acquisition of Shopping.com. Mr. Dutta joined eBay in 1998.

Prior to eBay, Mr. Dutta was the worldwide sales controller for KLA-Tencor, overseeing the sales finance function for the company's global operations. Prior to KLA-Tencor, Mr. Dutta spent 10 years at Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., where he held a variety of positions including group controller of the Life Science Group, the largest manufacturing group in the company.

Mr. Dutta received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics with honors from St. Stephen's College, Delhi University in India, and a Master of Business Administration from the Drucker School of Management, Claremont Graduate School, California.

Henry Gomez, President, Skype

Henry Gomez is President of Skype, the global Internet communications company. As part of Skype's leadership team, Henry serves as a key advisor to Skype CEO, Niklas Zennström, and as Skype's principal liaison to eBay and PayPal.

Henry joined Skype in November 2005 as general manager for Skype North America. He built Skype's U.S. and Canadian business operations from scratch before becoming the company's Chief Marketing Officer and Director of Country Operations in July 2006. In that position, Henry was responsible for Skype's brand and product marketing, local promotions, global public relations, and business development.

Prior to his roles at Skype, Henry was Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications and Government Relations at eBay Inc., Skype's parent company. He joined eBay in early 2000 and eventually held global responsibilities for public relations, community development, internal communications, and government relations.

Prior to joining eBay, Henry was Vice President, Corporate Affairs for Home Box Office (HBO), the premium television network, where he oversaw all aspects of the network's corporate public relations, affiliate marketing communications, regional press initiatives, and special events. Henry began his career at the public relations firm of Hill and Knowlton, Inc. and later moved to Ogilvy Adams & Rinehart. While at these firms, Henry worked with clients such as PepsiCo, Procter & Gamble, Playboy Enterprises, American Airlines, Scott Paper Company, AT&T, and Ford Motor Company. Henry holds a Bachelor of Arts from Boston College.

Niklas Zennstrom, CEO & Co-Founder, Skype

As CEO and co-founder of Skype, Niklas Zennström is responsible for setting the strategy and overseeing the business for Skype around the world.

Niklas co-founded Skype in 2003 to offer consumers worldwide a free software for making superior-quality calls using their computers. Skype has since expanded its offering for the major computing platforms, including Linux, MAC & PC and mobile & handheld devices.

Prior to Skype, Niklas founded and served as CEO at Joltid, a software company that develops and markets peer-to-peer (P2P) solutions and traffic optimization technologies for service providers. Niklas also co-founded and served as CEO of KaZaA, a consumer file-sharing software company, and co-founded Altnet, a peer-to-peer digital content distribution company. Prior to that, Niklas was CEO of the European everyday.com portal, and held various business development roles at get2net. He started his professional career at Tele2 with the goal of expanding the business footprint across Europe. Tele2 is now the leading consumer-oriented pan-European telecommunications operator.

Niklas holds dual degrees in business and MSc engineering physics/computer science from Uppsala University in Sweden. He spent his final year at the University of Michigan.

Lorie Norrington, President, eBay International

As President of eBay International, Lorrie Norrington oversees the strategic and financial planning, marketing, operations, product development and business development for eBay’s international businesses. This includes eBay’s network of sites in Europe and Asia Pacific, as well as eBay’s Classifieds businesses.

Prior to eBay International, Lorrie was president and CEO of Shopping.com, eBay’s online comparison shopping business. She joined Shopping.com in June 2005 after spending four years at Intuit Inc. At Intuit, Lorrie first served as Intuit’s Executive Vice President of small businesses and personal finance, where she led 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. Most recently Lorrie served as President and CEO of GE FANUC, a global manufacturing automation solutions business.

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.

Michael Jacobson, SVP & General Counsel

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.

Bob Swan, CFO & SVP - Finance

As senior vice president, finance and chief financial officer at eBay, Bob Swan is responsible for all aspects of eBay's finance function including controllership, financial planning and analysis, tax, treasury, audit, mergers and acquisitions, and investor relations.

Prior to joining eBay, Bob was CFO and executive vice president at Electronic Data Systems Corporation (EDS). With financial responsibility for a global organization with revenues of more than $20 billion and 117,000 employees, Bob oversaw the controllership, treasury, tax, investor relations, audit, planning, mergers and acquisitions, supply chain management and corporate administrative functions for EDS.

Prior to EDS, Swan served as CFO and executive vice president at TRW, Inc. Bob also held executive-level positions at Webvan Group, Inc., providing him with valuable Silicon Valley experience. He began his career with General Electric (GE) in 1985 and spent 15 years in a variety of positions, including corporate audit staff and CFO at GE Transportation Systems and GE Medical Systems-Europe. He left GE in 1999 as vice president of finance and CFO of GE Lighting.

Bob received a Bachelor of Science in business administration from The State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo. He also received a Master of Business Administration from SUNY Binghamton.

Dinesh Lathi, VP, Seller Experience

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Beth Axelrod, SVP, Human Resources

Senior Vice President, Human Resources, eBay

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.

Patrick Meade, VP Marketing

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Matt Carey, Division CTO

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Michael van Swaaij, sr. executive

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Brian Swette, VP Marketing

As a father of five who has moved seven times in his 30 year career, Brian has faced many struggles to find care options for both his kids and his home. He was drawn to Care.com's mission, seeing the service as a solution for parents who often endure undue stress in trying to find quality sources for help.

Formerly eBay's Chief Operating Officer, Swette oversaw that company's international expansion, marketing and customer support that made eBay the most accessible and successful e-commerce site on the Internet. He was instrumental in expanding eBay into new product categories, such as used cars, and he improved the consumer interface, creating features like "Buy It Now," which allows consumers to buy auction items at a set price.

Prior to joining eBay, Swette was Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for the Pepsi-Cola Company. During his 17-year tenure, he was responsible for the worldwide marketing and advertising efforts for all Pepsi-Cola brands, and brought Lipton Iced Tea®, Aquafina® and the Starbucks Frappuccino® coffee drink to the Pepsi network. Additionally, he oversaw business strategy, brand architecture and new product activity, and helped introduce popular advertising campaigns, including the "Generation Next" equity. He also directed the marketing of Mountain Dew®, making it the fastest-growing beverage with $4 billion in sales.

Previously, Swette worked as a brand manager at Procter & Gamble. He is a trustee at the Arizona State University's Global Institute of Sustainability and a board member of Endeavor, which helps high impact entrepreneurs in developing markets.

He holds a bachelor's degree in economics from Arizona State University.

Alan Marks, SVP Corporate Communications

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John Thibault, VP Sales

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Marty Abbott, SVP Technology

Marty Abbott is a partner at, and founding member of, AKF Consulting and a Partner at the Silicon Valley Product Group. He is a technology and business executive with experience in Fortune 500 and internet startups. He was formerly the COO of Quigo, an advertising technology startup. Abbott spent nearly 6 years at eBay as VP of Operations and IT and SVP of Technology/CTO, during which time he was also a member of eBay's executive staff. Prior to eBay, he held domestic and international executive and management positions at Gateway, managing both the IT software development and IT Operations groups in the US and Asia Pacific regions. Abbott's software experience includes managing on and offshore organizations certified in the Capability Maturity Model for Software Development from the Software Engineering Institute. His business experience includes running a startup company and performing as a member of the senior executive team of a Fortune 500 company to include collaborating on corporate strategy. He has an M.S. in Computer Engineering from the University of Florida, a B.S. in Computer Science from the United States Military Academy (West Point) and is a graduate of the Harvard Business School's Executive Education Program (Program for Management Development).

Josh Silverman, Division CEO

As president of Skype, Josh Silverman oversees the company’s direction and strategy and is ultimately responsible for its performance.

An experienced entrepreneur, Josh has helped build several startups to become world-class brands and companies. He joined Skype from Shopping.com, where he served as CEO following eBay’s acquisition of the recently-listed company. Prior to that, he launched eBay’s European online classifieds business, and built it into the pan-European leader through a combination of acquisitions and organic growth. Under his direct management, Marktplaats.nl (the leading Dutch eCommerce business) grew traffic, revenues and profits more than five-fold in a period of three years.

Josh was co-founder and CEO of Evite, the leading social event planning site on the Web, which he led until its sale to Ticketmaster/Citysearch (now IAC) in 2001. He has also held management positions at ADAC Labs, was a Senior Consultant at Booz* Allen & Hamilton and started his career on the staff of U.S. Senator Bill Bradley.

He graduated magna cum laude from Brown University and holds a MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he was an Arjay Miller Scholar and elected Co-President of his class.

Lynn Reedy, SVP Product Development

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Eileen Nelson, VP HR

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Board of Directors

Pierre Omidyar

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Edward Barnholt

Edward W. Barnholt has served as a director of eBay since April 2005. Mr. Barnholt served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Agilent Technologies, Inc., a measurement company, from May 1999 until March 2005, and served as Chairman of the Board of Agilent from November 2002 until March 2005. Before being named Agilent's Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Barnholt served as Executive Vice President and General Manager of Hewlett-Packard Company's Measurement Organization from 1998 to 1999. From 1990 to 1998, he served as General Manager of Hewlett-Packard Company's Test and Measurement Organization. He was elected a Senior Vice President of Hewlett-Packard Company in 1993 and an Executive Vice President in 1996. Mr. Barnholt also serves on the board of directors of KLA-Tencor Corporation and Adobe Systems Incorporated and is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Packard Foundation. Mr. Barnholt holds a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in electrical engineering from Stanford University.

Howard Schultz

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Bill Ford

William C. Ford, Jr. has served as a director of eBay since July 2005. Mr. Ford has served as Chief Executive Officer of Ford Motor Company, a company that engages in the manufacture and distribution of automobiles, since October 2001 and has served as Chairman of the Board of Ford since September 1998. Mr. Ford also serves as Chairman of Ford's Environmental and Public Policy Committee and as a member of Ford's Finance Committee. Mr. Ford has held a number of management positions at Ford since 1979. Mr. Ford serves as Vice Chairman of The Detroit Lions, Inc. and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of The Henry Ford. He is also a Vice Chairman of Detroit Renaissance. Mr. Ford holds a B.A. degree from Princeton University and a master of science degree in management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Philippe Bourguignon

Philippe 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.

Thomas Tierney

Thomas J. Tierney has served as a director of eBay since March 2003. Mr. Tierney is the founder of The Bridgespan Group, a non-profit consulting firm serving the non-profit sector, and has been its Chairman of the Board since late 1999. Prior to founding Bridgespan, Mr. Tierney served as Chief Executive Officer of Bain & Company, a consulting firm, from June 1992 to January 2000. Mr. Tierney holds a B.A. degree in Economics from the University of California at Davis and an M.B.A. degree with distinction from the Harvard Business School. Mr. Tierney is the co-author of a book about organization and strategy called Aligning the Stars.

Fred Anderson

Fred D. Anderson has served as a director of eBay since July 2003. Mr. Anderson has been a Managing Director of Elevation Partners, a private equity firm focused on the media and entertainment industry, since July 2004. From March 1996 to June 2004, Mr. Anderson served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Apple Computer, Inc., a manufacturer of personal computers and related software. Prior to joining Apple, Mr. Anderson was Corporate Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Automatic Data Processing, Inc., an electronic transaction processing firm, from August 1992 to March 1996. Mr. Anderson also serves on the board of directors of Homestore, Inc. Mr. Anderson holds a B.A. degree from Whittier College and an M.B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles.

David Moffett

Moffett brings more than 30 years of strategic finance and operational experience in banking and payment processing. He joined Star Banc Corporation in 1993 as CFO and played integral roles as Star Banc Corporation acquired Firstar in 1998, which then acquired U.S. Bancorp in February 2001, retaining the U.S. Bancorp name. As Vice Chairman and CFO of U.S. Bancorp, Moffett successfully managed both organic- and acquisition-fueled growth strategies. He was a financial architect of more than 30 acquisitions and helped the company grow from less than $1 billion to approximately $20 billion in revenue and less than $1 billion to $60 billion in market capitalization.

Dawn Lepore

Dawn G. Lepore has served as a director of eBay since December 1999. Ms. Lepore has served as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of drugstore.com, inc., a leading online provider of health, beauty, vision, and pharmacy solutions, since October 2004. From August 2003 to October 2004, Ms. Lepore served as Vice Chairman of Technology, Active Trader, Operations, Business Strategy, and Administration for the Charles Schwab Corporation and Charles Schwab & Co, Inc., a financial holding company. Prior to this appointment, she held various positions with the Charles Schwab Corporation including: Vice Chairman of Technology, Operations, Business Strategy, and Administration from May 2003 to August 2003; Vice Chairman of Technology, Operations, and Administration from March 2002 to May 2003; Vice Chairman of Technology and Administration from November 2001 to March 2002; and Vice Chairman and Chief Information Officer from July 1999 to November 2001. Ms. Lepore holds a B.A. degree from Smith College.