 Donahoe in 2019 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Athletic director |
| Team | Stanford |
| Conference | ACC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | (1960-04-30)April 30, 1960 (age 65) Evanston, Illinois, US |
| Alma mater | Dartmouth College (BA) Stanford University (MBA) |
John Joseph Donahoe II (born April 30, 1960)[1] is an American businessman who is theathletic director ofStanford University.[2] He was the CEO ofNike from January 2020 to October 2024.[3] Early in his career, he worked forBain & Company, becoming the firm's president and CEO in 1999.[4] He is on the board of directors atThe Bridgespan Group[5] and is chairman ofPayPal. Donahoe was named president and CEO ofServiceNow, a cloud company, in February 2017.[6][7] He was on theBoard of Trustees of Dartmouth College from 2003 to 2012.[8]
In July 2025, he was namedathletic director atStanford University, effective September 8.[2][9]
John Donahoe was born inEvanston, Illinois on April 30, 1960.[10] His father was an accountant atPrice Waterhouse inChicago.[11] In 1978, he graduated fromNew Trier High School inWinnetka, Illinois.[11] He earned a bachelor's degree in economics fromDartmouth College, where he was a brother ofChi Gamma Epsilon fraternity (formerly Kappa Sigma), followed by an MBA fromStanford Graduate School of Business.[12] Donahoe is of Irish descent.[13]
After Donahoe's senior year of high school, a friend's father asked him to work at hisSchlitz beer distribution company. "You'll make good money," he said. It was a union job and the first requirement was that he join theInternational Brotherhood of Teamsters.[14]
Before joining eBay, Donahoe worked forBain & Company (a global consulting firm based in Boston) for 20 years, starting as an associate consultant and rising to become the firm's president and CEO in 1999.[4]
In March 2005, Donahoe was hired as president ofeBay Marketplaces. His role was to focus on eBay's core business, which accounts for a large percentage of the company's revenues. In 2008, Donahoe was appointed CEO of eBay. He made more than 40 acquisitions, including Shopping.com andStubHub,[15] and the classifieds sitesGumtree and LoQUo, and most recently,Shutl.[16][17] After Donahoe's departure from eBay in 2015, he was replaced by eBay Marketplaces presidentDevin Wenig.[18]
In February 2017, Donahoe was announced as the president and CEO ofServiceNow, a software company that he became familiar with while working at eBay.[6]
Donahoe was on theBoard of Trustees of Dartmouth College from 2003 to 2012.[8] In October 2019, he was announced as the next CEO ofNike, and succeededMark Parker on January 13, 2020.[19]
Donahoe was chairman ofThe Business Council.[20]
Donahoe was announced to be leaving as Nike's CEO in September 2024, being replaced by longtime Nike employeeElliott Hill. Donahoe's last day as CEO was October 12, but continued as an advisor until January 2025.[3]
In 2023, Donahoe received total compensation from Nike of $32.8 million.[21]
Donahoe has donated to Democrats and Republicans. He contributed toRepublican CongressmanDavid Dreier of California, as well as twoDemocratic Senate candidates,Kirsten Gillibrand of New York andBarbara Boxer ofCalifornia.[22][23][24]
He is married toEileen Donahoe (née Chamberlain), former U.S. Ambassador to theUnited Nations Human Rights Council inGeneva, Switzerland.[25] They have four children; three sons and a daughter, and live inPortola Valley, California.[26][27]
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| Business positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | President and CEO ofeBay March 31, 2008 – July 19, 2015 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | CEO ofNike January 13, 2020 – October 12, 2024 | Succeeded by |