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Jeffrey Stuart Skoll, OC (born January 16, 1965) is a Canadian engineer, billionaire internet entrepreneur and film producer. He was the first president of eBay, eventually using the wealth this gave him to become a philanthropist, particularly through the Skoll Foundation, and his media company Participant Media. He founded an investment firm ...
Over the last 20 years, Jeff Skoll has created an innovative portfolio of philanthropic and commercial enterprises, each of which is a distinctive lever for achieving transformational social change.
Jun 30, 2024 · Jeff Skoll built his fortune as eBay's first full-time hire and president in 1995; he left eBay in 2001, three years after its IPO. His Skoll Foundation quadrupled its grants to $200 million...
Jan 26, 2024 · One of the four philanthropists honored in the Letter as an “exemplar in philanthropy” is Jeff Skoll. In 1999, the first President of eBay and founder of the eBay Foundation founded the Skoll Foundation to bring to life his vision of a sustainable world of peace and prosperity for all.
The Jeff Skoll Group (JSG) helps oversee, connect, and drive strategic initiatives across the family of Jeff’s organizations, which include the Capricorn Investment Group, Participant, and the Skoll Foundation.
Nov 27, 2015 · Jeff Skoll, who amassed a $4bn fortune as the first employee at eBay, says philanthropists’ money goes further if they can galvanise public opinion for their cause.
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Feb 24, 2012 · Jeff Skoll was the first president of eBay; he used his dot-com fortune to found the film house Participant Productions, making movies to inspire social change, including Syriana; Good Night, and Good Luck; Murderball; An...
