UNHCR

eBay founder donates US$500,000 for UNHCR's South Sudan operation

WASHINGTON, DC, United States, September 5 (UNHCR) - eBay founder Pierre Omidyar and his wife Pam have donated US$500,000 to UNHCR's emergency operation for tens of thousands of refugees in South ...
Yahoo! Sports

Omidyar Network pulls out of India

Omidyar Network, backed by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar, is shutting down its India operations, two sources familiar with the matter told TechCrunch, in a stunning development for the impact venture ...
MLive

eBay founder fires back at Carl Icahn, calls recent attacks 'false and misleading'

The war of words between activist investor Carl Icahn and eBay reached a fever pitch today, eliciting a response from eBay founder and chairman of the board Pierre Omidyar. In a statement posted on ...
The Business Journals

Honolulu Civil Beat editor Temple named managing editor at The Washington Post

John Temple, an editor who launched eBay founder Pierre Omidyar's online news site Honolulu Civil Beat two years ago, has been named managing editor of local coverage and digital initiatives at The ...
The Montana Standard

eBay founder donates money to improve society

Jeff Skoll made a fortune helping start a moneymaking enterprise: eBay. Now Skoll, eBay's first employee and president, is spending millions of dollars encouraging people to use their entrepreneurial ...