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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. The Jeff Skoll Group helps oversee, connect, and drive strategic initiatives across the family of Jeff’s organizations, which include the Skoll ...
Jeff Skoll Philanthropist and social entrepreneur committed to building a sustainable world of peace and prosperity for all. A portfolio of enterprises driving social change across sectors.
4 days ago · 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.
Jeff Skoll Philanthropist and social entrepreneur committed to building a sustainable world of peace and prosperity for all. A portfolio of enterprises driving social change across sectors.
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...
In this interview with Stanford Social Innovation Review Managing Editor Eric Nee, Jeff Skoll discusses how the Skoll Foundation’s work has evolved over the years, what makes Participant Media such a successful movie studio, and why he created the Global Threats Fund.
Apr 16, 2024 · On Tuesday, the company’s founder and financial lifeline, the eBay billionaire Jeff Skoll, pulled the plug — a decision based, at least in part, on the atrophying entertainment business.
Participant was founded in 2004 by social entrepreneur Jeff Skoll, with a commitment to creating content that stands at the intersection of art and activism.
Apr 19, 2024 · Jeff Skoll closed Participant Media after trying to sell the company behind movies like Green Book, Roma and An Inconvenient Truth for over a year.
