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  1. Pierre Morad Omidyar (born Parviz Morad Omidyar, June 21, 1967) is a French-born Iranian-American billionaire. A technology entrepreneur, software engineer, and philanthropist, [6] he is the founder of eBay, where he served as chairman from 1998 to 2015. [7] [6] Omidyar and his wife Pamela founded Omidyar Network in 2004.

  2. Oct 19, 2013 · In 2006, Pierre Omidyar, the founder and chairman of eBay, moved to Hawaii. He bought a 5,800-square-foot beachfront home in the upmarket Kahala neighbourhood of Honolulu, where he and his wife ...

  3. Apr 2, 2014 · Pierre Morad Omidyar was born on June 21, 1967, in Paris, France. Unlike many other high-tech entrepreneurs, Omidyar didn't set out to become an Internet tycoon.

  4. Sep 3, 2015 · Or, rather, founder Pierre Omidyar’s then-fiancée didn’t have a Pez dispenser. It was her desire to more easily expand her collection that inspired Omidyar to create a way for her to arrange ...

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  5. Pierre Omidyar didn't expect to make a dime-let alone become a billionaire-when he set up a small online auction on his private Web site. He just wanted to score some points with his girlfriend ...

  6. Jan 9, 2020 · Omidyar wrote the code for online auctioneer eBay by himself in 1995 in an attempt to impress his girlfriend, according to Entrepreneur. Omidyar served as the company's chairman before stepping ...

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  8. Jun 5, 2013 · Pierre Omidyar is the son of very smart, driven people. ... It was rumored that Omidyar launched Auction Web because his girlfriend at the time wanted to meet and exchange goods with fellow Pez ...

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