Pierre Omidyar
$11.9B
Born
Jun 21, 1967
Age
58
Source of Wealth
EBay, PayPal
Residence
Honolulu, Hawaii
Citizenship
United States
Marital Status
Married
Children
3
Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Tufts University
- Pierre Omidyar founded online auction firm eBay in 1995 and served on its board until 2020.
- In 2002 eBay bought online payments firm PayPal and spun it off in 2014. From 2005 to 2020, Omidyar gifted at least 9.6 million eBay shares per year.
- Through the Omidyar Network, launched in 2004, he and his spouse Pam have put over $1.5 billion into impact investments and nonprofits.
- A resident of Hawaii, Omidyar owns stakes in resort properties in California and Mexico and is developing real estate in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
- He's also the founder of First Look Media, the parent company of online news site The Intercept and the entertainment company Topic Studios.
- Born in France to Iranian parents, Omidyar moved to the U.S. with his family at age 6.
- He wrote code for his website, Auction Web, at age 28 and renamed it eBay after his first choice, Echo Bay, was already taken.
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