John Donahoe
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John Donahoe is an American businessman and the President and CEO of eBay
Inc. since March 31, 2008, succeeding Meg Whitman
, who stepped down from the role after 10 years, and who continues to serve on the company's Board of Directors.
As President and CEO, Donahoe has global responsibility for growing each of the company's business units, which include eBay Marketplaces, and PayPal
.
Donahoe came to eBay in February 2005 as President of eBay Marketplaces, responsible for all elements of eBay's global ecommerce businesses. In this role, he focused on expanding eBay's core business, which accounts for a large percentage of the company's revenues. Donahoe also oversaw a number of strategic acquisitions, including Shopping.com and StubHub
, and classifieds sites, such as Gumtree and LoQUo.
During the three years he served as President of Marketplaces, revenues and profits for this division doubled.
Prior to eBay, Donahoe spent more than 20 years at Bain & Company
, a worldwide consulting firm based in Boston. Starting as an associate consultant, he rose to become the firm's Worldwide Managing Director (January 2000 to February 2005).
In addition to serving on eBay's Inc.'s Board of Directors, he is also on the Board of Trustees of Dartmouth College
.
Donahoe received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Dartmouth College
, where he was a member of Kappa Sigma
fraternity, and an MBA from the Stanford Business School.
EBay
eBay Inc. is an American internet consumer-to-consumer corporation that manages eBay.com, an online auction and shopping website in which people and businesses buy and sell a broad variety of goods and services worldwide...
Inc. since March 31, 2008, succeeding Meg Whitman
Meg Whitman
Margaret Cushing "Meg" Whitman is an American business executive. She is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Hewlett-Packard. A native of Long Island, New York, she is a graduate of Princeton University and Harvard Business School...
, who stepped down from the role after 10 years, and who continues to serve on the company's Board of Directors.
As President and CEO, Donahoe has global responsibility for growing each of the company's business units, which include eBay Marketplaces, and PayPal
PayPal
PayPal is an American-based global e-commerce business allowing payments and money transfers to be made through the Internet. Online money transfers serve as electronic alternatives to paying with traditional paper methods, such as checks and money orders....
.
Donahoe came to eBay in February 2005 as President of eBay Marketplaces, responsible for all elements of eBay's global ecommerce businesses. In this role, he focused on expanding eBay's core business, which accounts for a large percentage of the company's revenues. Donahoe also oversaw a number of strategic acquisitions, including Shopping.com and StubHub
Stubhub
StubHub is an online marketplace owned by eBay, which provides services for buyers and sellers of tickets for sports, concerts, theater and other live entertainment events....
, and classifieds sites, such as Gumtree and LoQUo.
During the three years he served as President of Marketplaces, revenues and profits for this division doubled.
Prior to eBay, Donahoe spent more than 20 years at Bain & Company
Bain & Company
Bain & Company is a global management consulting firm headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Bain is considered one of the most prestigious consulting firms in the world, with 47 offices in 30 countries and over 5,500 professionals on staff globally...
, a worldwide consulting firm based in Boston. Starting as an associate consultant, he rose to become the firm's Worldwide Managing Director (January 2000 to February 2005).
In addition to serving on eBay's Inc.'s Board of Directors, he is also on the Board of Trustees of Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College is a private, Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The institution comprises a liberal arts college, Dartmouth Medical School, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences...
.
Donahoe received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College is a private, Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The institution comprises a liberal arts college, Dartmouth Medical School, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences...
, where he was a member of Kappa Sigma
Kappa Sigma
Kappa Sigma , commonly nicknamed Kappa Sig, is an international fraternity with currently 282 active chapters and colonies in North America. Kappa Sigma has initiated more than 240,000 men on college campuses throughout the United States and Canada. Today, the Fraternity has over 175,000 living...
fraternity, and an MBA from the Stanford Business School.
Compensation
While CEO of eBay in 2009, John J. Donahoe earned a total compensation of $10,132,749, which included a base salary of $934,615, a cash bonus of $2,091,669, stocks granted of $4,450,389, options granted of $2,483,682, and other compensation totaling $172,394.External links
- Biography at eBay's corporate site
- An excerpt from 'True North,' by Bill George: America's Most Admired Companies
- John J. Donahoe Forbes Profile
- Bain & Company search John Donahoe
- Boards will be frozen by caution's icy hand, 2003, by Robin Buchanan and John Donahoe
- Corporate Venturing: Management Fad or Lasting Trend, 2001, by John Donahoe, Phil Schefter and David Harding
- Viewpoint: Look - at Amex and Schwab Models - Before Leaping into Corporate Ventures, 2001, by John Donahoe, Joe Spinelli and Phil Schefter
- The Last Legacy of the Dotcom Era, 2002,by John Donahoe, Phil Schefter and David Harding