Brent Bellm

Brent Bellm has served as Vice President and General Manager of PayPal Europe since October 2005. He joined eBay Inc. in April 2001 as Director of Corporate Strategy and played an active role in the acquisition of PayPal. After completion of that acquisition in October 2002, he transferred to PayPal and led its global strategy from 2003-2005. Prior to eBay, Mr Bellm worked at the management consulting firm McKinsey and Company from 1993-2000, where he focused on the retail, e-commerce and payments industries.

Mr Bellm has also worked for three banks, including Credit Suisse in Switzerland, Goldman Sachs in New York, and the community bank founded by his great-great-grandfather in Illinois. Mr Bellm received a B.A. from Stanford University in Economics and International Relations and an M.B.A. from Harvard University, both with highest academic honors.