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Pierre Morad Omidyar (born Parviz Morad Omidyar, June 21, 1967) is a French-born Iranian-American billionaire. A technology entrepreneur, software engineer, and philanthropist, [6] he is the founder of eBay, where he served as chairman from 1998 to 2015. [7] [6] Omidyar and his wife Pamela founded Omidyar Network in 2004.
Omidyar Network is a self-styled "philanthropic investment firm," composed of a foundation and an impact investment firm. [1] Established in 2004 by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar and his wife Pam, [2] [3] Omidyar Network has committed over US$1.5 billion to nonprofit organizations and for-profit companies across multiple investment areas. [4]
The college was founded with the aid of a $10 million donation by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar and his wife Pam in 2000 to encourage students to perform volunteer and public services for the community.
Other notables: eBay founder Pierre Omidyar ($9 billion) Melaleuca, Inc. Idaho: Frank VanderSloot, $3.1 billion. ... Forbes says he and his wife have given $960 million to their foundation.
Pierre Omidyar is filing a "friend of the court" brief and is trying to rally other media organizations around Gawker's cause. Finally, a Silicon Valley billionaire is standing up to Peter Thiel ...
Ulupono Initiative is a Hawai‘i-based and -focused [3] organization that uses impact investing, [4] non-profit grant-making, and advocacy [3] with the stated goals of "increasing the amount of locally produced food, renewable energy and clean transportation, and improving water and waste management."
The Omidyar-Tufts Microfinance Fund is a microfinance investment firm established on 4 November 2005. eBay founder and social entrepreneur Pierre Omidyar and his wife Pam donated $100 million to their alma mater Tufts University to create the fund, which will offer millions of tiny loans to entrepreneurs in developing countries.
Omidyar Network, a hybrid non-profit and limited liability company (LLC) created by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar and his wife, describes itself as "dedicated to harnessing the power of markets to create opportunity for people to improve their lives. We invest in and help scale innovative organizations to catalyze economic, social, and political ...