Married Pierre in 1999; co-founded Omidyar Network, Hopelab, Humanity United, and Luminate; central partner in virtually every philanthropic decision he's made since eBay's IPO.

Timeframe: 1990s-present

Scaled eBay from 30 employees and a few million dollars in revenue into a global company with 15,000+ employees; led it through its IPO, the PayPal acquisition, and international expansion until stepping down in 2008.

Timeframe: 1998-2008

Wrote eBay's first formal business plan, ran early operations from his own home, and helped professionalize the company before Meg Whitman arrived. Became a billionaire alongside Omidyar at the 1998 IPO.

Timeframe: 1996-2001

Led Benchmark Capital's 1997 investment in eBay for roughly a 22% stake, providing capital, board guidance, and connections right before the company's explosive IPO.

Timeframe: 1997-early 2000s

Co-founded The Intercept with Omidyar's $250 million backing in 2013, reporting on the Snowden NSA leaks, before a public and contentious resignation in 2020 over alleged editorial censorship.

Timeframe: 2013-2020

Fabricated the famous 'Pez dispenser' origin myth in 1997 to generate media interest, shaping eBay's entire public narrative for roughly five years until it was exposed as fiction in 2002.

Timeframe: 1996-1997