Skoll
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Skoll is a Canadian engineer, billionaire, and philanthropist best known as the first president of eBay and the founder of Participant Media and the Skoll Foundation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Skoll canonical | 1 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
billionaire
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businessperson ⓘ engineer ⓘ human ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ |
| basedIn |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| countryOfCitizenship | Canada ⓘ |
| employer | eBay ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
business
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electrical engineering ⓘ philanthropy ⓘ social entrepreneurship ⓘ |
| founded |
Participant Media
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Skoll Foundation ⓘ |
| hasPhilanthropicFocus |
global issues
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social entrepreneurship ⓘ social innovation ⓘ |
| industry |
media
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philanthropy ⓘ technology ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early leadership at eBay
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producing socially conscious films ⓘ supporting social entrepreneurs ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the first president of eBay
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founding Participant Media ⓘ founding the Skoll Foundation ⓘ |
| notableWork |
development of eBay’s early business strategy
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financing socially relevant films through Participant Media ⓘ supporting social entrepreneurs via the Skoll Foundation ⓘ |
| occupation |
business executive
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engineer ⓘ entrepreneur ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ |
| positionHeld | president of eBay ⓘ |
| residence |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| wealthStatus | billionaire ⓘ |
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