PayPal Holdings

Industries Payment Processing
Subsidiaries Venmo, Braintree, Xoom, PayPal Honey, Paidy

Headquartered in San Jose, California, PayPal Holdings is a member of the Fortune 250 operating in the Payment Processing industry. Alex Chriss and John Joseph Donahoe serve as CEO/President and Chairman, respectively, leading the company’s C-suite executive team and the board of directors. Amongst these teams, the collective leadership is responsible for $228,375 to Republican causes and $837,264 to Democratic causes. Under their tenure, PayPal Holdings currently holds a ‘High’ rating.

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Company Leadership

Alex Chriss
CEO at PayPal Holdings

Alex Chriss

Alex Chriss currently serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of PayPal, having held this position for the past year. His tenure includes prior affiliations with companies such as Houzz, Intuit, Backupify, Kronos Advanced Technology, and Youthstream Media Networks. Chriss holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Tufts University. He has contributed $500 to Democrat causes and no recorded contribution to Republican causes.

John Joseph Donahoe
Chairman at PayPal Holdings

John Joseph Donahoe

John J. Donahoe has served as Chair of the PayPal Board since July 2015. Since January 2020, Mr. Donahoe has served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Nike, Inc. and since 2014, Mr. Donahoe has served as a director on Nike’s Board of Directors. From April 2017 to December 2019, Mr. Donahoe served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of ServiceNow Inc., an enterprise cloud company, and was a director of ServiceNow, Inc. from April 2017 to June 2020. He served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of eBay Inc. from March 2008 to July 2015, and was a director of eBay Inc from January 2008 to July 2015. From March 2005 to January 2008, Mr. Donahoe served as President, eBay Marketplaces. From January 2000 to February 2005, Mr. Donahoe served as the Worldwide Managing Director of Bain & Company. Mr. Donahoe received his B.A. in Economics from Dartmouth College and an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Political Contributions of Leadership

Republican Support
Democratic Support
$228,375 $837,264

Leadership

No photo: Alex Chriss
Exec.

President and Chief Executive Officer

Alex Chriss

No photo: John Joseph Donahoe
Board

Chairman

John Joseph Donahoe

No photo: Enrique J. Lores
Exec. Board

President, CEO, and Board Member

Enrique J. Lores

Aaron Karczmer
Exec.

Exec VP, Chief Enterprise Services Officer

Aaron Karczmer

Alfonso Villanueva
Exec.

Exec VP, Strategy, Corporate Development, and Ventures

Alfonso Villanueva

Kausik Rajgopal
Exec.

Exec VP, People and Sourcing

Kausik Rajgopal

No photo: Aaron J. Webster
Exec.

EVP, Chief Enterprise Services Officer

Aaron J. Webster

Franz Paasche
Exec.

Sr. VP, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer

Franz Paasche

John Kim
Exec.

Exec VP, Chief Product Officer

John Kim

Jonathan Auerbach
Exec.

Exec VP, Chief Strategy, Growth and Data Officer

Jonathan Auerbach

No photo: Bimal Patel
Exec.

Senior Vice President, General Counsel

Bimal Patel

No photo: Isabel Cruz
Exec.

Executive Vice President, Chief People Officer

Isabel Cruz

No photo: Frank Keller
Exec.

Senior Vice President, General Manager- Large Enterprise & Merchant Paltform Group

Frank Keller

No photo: Michelle Gill
Exec.

Executive Vice President, General Manager- Small Business & Financial Services Group

Michelle Gill

Suzan Kereere
Board

Board Member

Suzan Kereere

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Board

Chairman

Rodney C. Adkins

Archana Deskus
Board

Board Member

Archana Deskus

Ann M. Sarnoff
Board

Board Member

Ann M. Sarnoff

No photo: Daniel H. Schulman
Board

Board Member

Daniel H. Schulman

No photo: David M. Moffett
Board

Board Member

David M. Moffett

No photo: David W. Dorman
Board

Board Member

David W. Dorman

No photo: Gail J. McGovern
Board

Board Member

Gail J. McGovern

No photo: Jonathan N. Christodoro
Board

Board Member

Jonathan N. Christodoro

Belinda J. Johnson
Board

Board Member

Belinda J. Johnson

Deborah M. Messemer
Board

Board Member

Deborah M. Messemer

Jonathan S. Auerbach
Board

Board Member

Jonathan S. Auerbach