Gary F. Bengier

Gary Bengier capped a business career focused on technology companies by building and leading the financial team in the early formative years at eBay. He was eBay’s chief financial officer from 1997 to 2001, during which time he led the company’s initial and secondary public offerings which raised $1.5 billion in equity. Deeply involved with the company’s strategy, he helped grow eBay to over $9 billion in gross traded merchandise sales. While at eBay, he also served as S.V.P. for strategic planning. Gary served on the board of directors of Logitech, Inc., a computer peripherals manufacturer, where he was the lead independent director and chair of the audit committee, and on the board of Cobalt Networks, a maker of computer server appliances, before retiring after 29 years in business.