Jeffrey Skoll

Jeffrey Skoll, OC (born January 16, 1965) is a Canadian engineer, internet entrepreneur and film producer. He is currently based in Los Angeles, California. With an estimated net worth of $US 3.8 billion (as of September 2013), Skoll was ranked by Forbes as the 7th wealthiest Canadian and 347th in the world.He was the first employee and also first president of internet auction firm eBay, and used the wealth this gave him to become a philanthropist, particularly through the Skoll Foundation, and his media company Participant Media.

Personal facts

Jeffrey Skoll
Birth dateJanuary 16, 1965
Birth place
Montreal , Quebec
Residence
Woodside California

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External resources

  1. http://observer.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0,6903,1681324,00.html
  2. http://www.forbes.com/finance/lists/10/2004/LIR.jhtml?passListId=10&passYear=2004&passListType=Person&uniqueId=PB9U&datatype=Person
  3. http://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/10/PB9U.html
  4. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1568142
  5. http://www.participantproductions.com
  6. http://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/centres/skoll/Pages/default.aspx
  7. http://www.skollfoundation.org
  8. http://www.takepart.com
  9. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/170
  10. http://www.transformationalleadershiphq.com/jeff-skoll-and-the-changing-face-of-philanthropy