John Donahoe

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John Donahoe
John Donahoe in 2007
Born	1960
Alma mater	Dartmouth College, Stanford Graduate School of Business
Occupation	CEO, eBay

John Donahoe (born 1960^{[citation needed]}) became President and CEO of eBay Inc. on 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, PayPal and Skype.

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.

While CEO of eBay in 2008, John J. Donahoe earned a total compensation of $22,462,893, which included a base salary of $879,808, a cash bonus of $500,000, stocks granted of $11,774,468, and options granted of $9,029,509.^[1]

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 CEO, where he oversaw Bain's 30 offices and 3,000 employees.

In addition to serving on eBay's Inc.'s Board of Directors, he is also on the Board of Trustees of Dartmouth College.^[2]

Donahoe received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Dartmouth College and an MBA from the Stanford Business School.

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• Biography at eBay's corporate site
• An excerpt from 'True North,' by Bill George: America's Most Admired Companies