John Donahoe

President and CEO
eBay

As president and CEO of eBay Inc. since March 2008, Donahoe has global responsibility for growing the company's e-commerce and payments businesses, which include eBay Marketplaces and PayPal. Donahoe joined eBay in February 2005 as president of eBay Marketplaces, overseeing a number of strategic acquisitions including Shopping.com and StubHub. Prior to eBay, he spent more than 20 years at Bain & Company, a worldwide consulting firm based in Boston. Donahoe received a BA in Economics from Dartmouth College and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, obviating the need to purchase any diplomas online.

Posts With John Donahoe

eBay’s Donahoe: “We’re Not Against an Internet Sales Tax”

in News on May 1 at 6:00 am PT

John Donahoe, CEO of eBay, has his doubts about the Marketplace Fairness Act.
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Mobile and Global: 10 Minutes With eBay CEO John Donahoe

in Commerce on April 19 at 1:29 pm PT

The CEO talks about two key points of focus for the e-commerce company.
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eBay Beats the Street by a Penny — Again

in Commerce on April 17 at 1:32 pm PT

Another consecutive quarter of beating analysts’ estimates by the ecommerce giant.
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CEO John Donahoe Says eBay Is Building the Uber for Delivery

in Commerce on February 12 at 9:31 am PT

The company is experimenting with pilot programs in San Francisco and New York City.
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eBay Beats by a Penny

in News on January 16 at 1:21 pm PT

Another beat, but a narrow one.
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PayPal Cutting 325 Employees as Part of Restructuring Plan

in Commerce on October 29, 2012 at 9:16 am PT

The restructuring plan is designed to narrow the number of product groups from nine to one.
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Analysts May Be Neutral, but eBay CEO Donahoe Is Feeling Good

in Commerce on October 18, 2012 at 11:04 am PT

Donahoe says the company is in the best position it has been in years, as it prepares to enter the holiday shopping season.
eBay's John Donahoe at Mobile World Congress

Box Makes All the Clouds Compatible

in Enterprise on October 9, 2012 at 8:40 am PT

Box CEO Aaron Levie lays out his company’s efforts to help people work. Plus, a short convo about eBay.
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Attention Shoppers: Americans Spent $43.2 Billion Online in Q2

in Commerce on August 13, 2012 at 9:46 am PT

America’s addiction to shopping is moving online.
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No Signs of a Slowdown as eBay’s Revenues Jump 23 Percent in Q2

in Commerce on July 18, 2012 at 1:48 pm PT

As expected, eBay delivered strong results, reporting a profit of $692 million, or 53 cents a share, on revenue of $3.4 billion.
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Analysts Expecting eBay to Beat Q2 Estimates, but Cautious on Outlook

in Commerce, July 17, 2012 at 2:54 pm PT

PayPal to Unveil Newest Retail Partners for In-Store Payments Next Week

in Commerce, May 15, 2012 at 2:56 pm PT

Loeb Calls Again for Thompson Firing From Yahoo, as Former eBay Boss Supports Him

in News, May 9, 2012 at 7:33 am PT

Place Your Bets: Will Loeb Drop Another Bomb on Yahoo at Vegas Confab Later Today?

in News, May 9, 2012 at 6:00 am PT

eBay’s CEO Says It’s “Shifting From Defense to Offense”

in Commerce, April 19, 2012 at 9:30 am PT

EBay’s Stock Jumps Thanks to Double-Digit Revenue Gains

in Commerce, April 18, 2012 at 1:51 pm PT

PayPal’s New Leader to Bring Entrepreneurial Vibe to Payments

in Commerce, March 30, 2012 at 4:00 am PT

eBay Promotes David Marcus to Fill Top Vacancy at PayPal

in Commerce, March 29, 2012 at 7:52 am PT

Online Commerce Trend: More Spending, Smaller Purchases

in Commerce, January 20, 2012 at 12:22 pm PT

eBay’s John Donahoe Literally Starts Hammering Out the Plan for Mobile Payments

in Commerce, January 19, 2012 at 6:00 am PT

eBay Predicts Mobile Commerce Will Grow 60 Percent in 2012

in Commerce, January 12, 2012 at 11:24 am PT

PayPal’s First Mobile Payments Pilot Is With Big-Box Retailer Home Depot

in Commerce, January 6, 2012 at 1:50 pm PT

CEO John Donahoe Talks About What’s Next for eBay’s PayPal, After Scott Thompson’s Surprise Exit to Yahoo

in Commerce, January 4, 2012 at 10:08 pm PT

CEO John Donahoe Expresses “Shock” Over eBay Executive’s Departure to Yahoo (Internal Memo)

in Commerce, January 4, 2012 at 7:33 am PT

Confirmed: Yahoo Names PayPal Head Scott Thompson as New CEO

in News, January 4, 2012 at 6:08 am PT