Pierre Omidyar is an entrepreneur and innovator who is best known as the founder of eBay.

A strong believer in the power of community, Pierre created Civil Beat to empower citizens and encourage greater civic participation through media. He believes that a strong democracy requires an engaged society supported by effective news reporting and analysis. His vision for Civil Beat is to create a place where people can work together, despite their differences, to find solutions to the community’s most pressing issues.

Pierre and his wife, Pam, are also active philanthropists who believe everyone has something to contribute. You can read more about their work here.

Pierre was born in Paris, France, to parents of French and Iranian
descent, and moved to the U.S. when he was six years old. He graduated
with a computer science degree from Tufts University in 1988. Pierre lives in Honolulu with his wife and three children.

You can follow Pierre on Twitter at @pierre.

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