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  1. 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 ...

  2. Aug 4, 2021 · Who is Jeffrey Skoll? He is an entrepreneur turned philanthropist turned film producer. How did he earn billions? Jeffrey was eBay's first employee. He has spent most of the last 20...

  3. Oct 24, 2012 · Jeffrey Skoll (MBA ’95), the first president of eBay, urges Stanford GSB graduates to define their dreams and chase them with rigor and authenticity.

  4. Jul 31, 2024 · Skoll is the founder and chairman of Participant Media, a media company based in Beverly Hills. Prior to that, he was the first full-time employee of EBay, the online marketplace.

  5. The Skoll Foundation is a private foundation based in Palo Alto, California. The foundation makes grants and investments intended to reduce global poverty. Jeffrey Skoll created the foundation in 1999.

    Year
    Organization
    Awardee (s)
    2020
    Drew Kodjak [102]
    2020
    Drew Sullivan Paul Radu [102]
    2020
    Celina de Sola Ken Baker [102]
    2020
    Centre for Tech and Civil Life
    Tiana Epps-Johnson Whitney May Donny ...
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  7. Oct 21, 2021 · Inside Philanthropy recently published an in-depth look at Jeff Skoll’s longstanding commitment to pandemic prevention and preparedness and the Skoll Foundation’s COVID-19 and health system strengthening work.

  8. Jeff Skoll has been funding pandemic preparedness for more than a decade, even longer than Bill Gates. In recent months, he’s increased his philanthropic giving to help combat Covid-19. Nine years ago, Jeff Skoll’s film company Participant Media partnered with Warner Brothers to put out Contagion, a movie about a global pandemic that ...

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