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

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

PayPal is hosting a media event next week where it will unveil the next batch of mega-retailers that are adopting the company’s online payment network at the register.
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Loeb Calls Again for Thompson Firing From Yahoo, as Former eBay Boss Supports Him

The back-and-forth over Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson’s fitness as a leader continues.
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Place Your Bets: Will Loeb Drop Another Bomb on Yahoo at Vegas Confab Later Today?

There are pretty good odds, but it’s a gamble for the activist investor to find a way to top his last act.
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eBay’s CEO Says It’s “Shifting From Defense to Offense”

Watch out Amazon, eBay is coming for you.
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EBay’s Stock Jumps Thanks to Double-Digit Revenue Gains

EBay easily exceeded expectations in the first quarter, reporting double-digit gains for both revenue and income.
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PayPal’s New Leader to Bring Entrepreneurial Vibe to Payments

In an interview, eBay CEO John Donohoe says that what PayPal needs is an entrepreneur at the helm who can take advantage of all the opportunities that lie ahead.
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eBay Promotes David Marcus to Fill Top Vacancy at PayPal

PayPal has appointed David Marcus to the position of president, filling the vacancy that was suddenly created when Scott Thompson left to become CEO of Yahoo.
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Online Commerce Trend: More Spending, Smaller Purchases

The average checkout size is shrinking, even though more people spent more money online. Why? Here are three reasons.
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eBay’s John Donahoe Literally Starts Hammering Out the Plan for Mobile Payments

In an interview, eBay’s CEO provides a few details about the company’s mobile payments trial with Home Depot, and how it would expand from five to 51 stores across the country over the next week.
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eBay Predicts Mobile Commerce Will Grow 60 Percent in 2012

EBay’s John Donahoe has drawn his mobile prediction line in the sand for 2012, and it is pretty jaw-dropping.
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