John Joseph Donahoe II (born April 30, 1960) is an American businessman who is the CEO of

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. Early in his career he worked for Bain & Company, becoming the firm's president and CEO in 1999. He is on the board of directors at Nike, The Bridgespan Group and is chairman of

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. Donahoe was named president and CEO of

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, a cloud company, in February 2017. He was on the

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from 2003 to 2012. On January 13, 2020, Donahoe became president and CEO of

Early life and education

John Donahoe was born in Evanston, Illinois on April 30, 1960. His father was an accountant at

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. In 1978, he graduated from New Trier High School in Winnetka, Illinois. He earned a bachelor's degree in economics from

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, followed by an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business. Donahoe is of Irish descent.

Career

After his senior year of high school, a friend's father asked him to work at his Schlitz beer distribution company. "You'll make good money," he said. It was a union job and the first requirement was that he join the

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. Before joining eBay he worked for Bain & Company (a worldwide consulting firm based in Boston) for 20 years, starting as an associate consultant and rising to become the firm's president and CEO in 1999. In March 2005 he was hired as president of

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Marketplaces. His role was to focus on eBay's core business, which accounts for a large percentage of the company's revenues. In 2008, He was appointed CEO of eBay. He made more than forty acquisitions, including Shopping.com and

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, and the classifieds sites

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and LoQUo, and most recently, Shutl. After his departure from eBay in 2015, Donahoe was replaced by eBay Marketplaces president,

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. In February 2017, he was announced as the president and CEO of

, a software company that he became familiar with while working at eBay. He was on the

from 2003 to 2012. In October 2019, he was announced as the next CEO of

, and succeeded Mark Parker on January 13, 2020.

Political activism

Donahoe has contributed to both of the main US parties. He contributed to

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Congressman

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of California. He also supported two Democratic Senate candidates,

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of New York, and Barbara Boxer of

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Personal life

He is married to

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(née Chamberlain), former U.S. Ambassador to the

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, Switzerland.Dartmouth News' announcement of Dr. Donahoe's appointment of U.S. Ambassador to UNHR
", ''The Dartmouth'', 13 November 2009. They have four children; three sons and a daughter, and live in

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References

External links

Biography at eBay's corporate siteJohn J. Donahoe Forbes Profile
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