Pierre Omidyar

Pierre Omidyar is an Iranian-American entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist. He is best known as the founder of eBay, which he sold to PayPal in 2002 for $1.5 billion. Omidyar has also been involved in various philanthropic efforts, including the Omidyar Network, which focuses on supporting social entrepreneurship and civic innovation. He has received numerous awards for his contributions to technology and philanthropy. Omidyar was born in Tehran, Iran, and immigrated to the United States in the 1970s.