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  1. Apr 16, 2024 · On Tuesday, the company’s founder and financial lifeline, the eBay billionaire Jeff Skoll, pulled the plug — a decision based, at least in part, on the atrophying entertainment business.

  2. Jan 26, 2024 · One of the four philanthropists honored in the Letter as an “exemplar in philanthropy” is Jeff Skoll. In 1999, the first President of eBay and founder of the eBay Foundation founded the Skoll Foundation to bring to life his vision of a sustainable world of peace and prosperity for all.

  3. Apr 4, 2023 · “The 2023 Skoll Awardees are building and scaling solutions to complex and interconnected global problems including climate, democracy, healthcare, justice and equity, and inclusive economic growth,” said Marla Blow, President and COO of the Skoll Foundation.

  4. Jun 24, 2020 · Jeff Skoll has been funding pandemic preparedness for more than a decade, even longer than Bill Gates. Recently he’s dramatically increased his philanthropic giving to help combat Covid-19.

  5. Apr 16, 2024 · FILE - Jeff Skoll arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of “An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power” at the Arclight Hollywood, July 25, 2017, in Los Angeles. Participant, the activist film and television studio that has financed Oscar winners like “Spotlight” and socially conscious documentaries like “Food, Inc,” and “Waiting For Superman” is closing its doors after 20 years.

  6. Apr 19, 2024 · When Variety broke the news Tuesday that billionaire Jeff Skoll’s 20-year-old company will shut down — after fetching 21 Oscars and introducing a business model that prioritized social impact ...