Dan Schulman
President & CEO of PayPal Holdings, Inc. (2015–2023)
Dan Schulman served as President & CEO of PayPal Holdings, Inc. for a verified duration of 8 years 2 months (2,994 days), from Jul 17, 2015 until Sep 27, 2023. During this tenure, Dan Schulman guided PayPal Holdings, Inc. across major corporate milestones before retiring from the chief executive role.
Executive Succession & Corporate Facts
- Predecessor
- Not recorded
- Successor
- Not recorded
- Database Tenure Rank
- #51 Longest-Serving CEO in Database (View Full Rankings →)
- Company Founded
- Dec 1, 1998 (San Jose, California)
- Known Aliases
- Daniel H. Schulman
Tenure Milestones & Transition Timeline
Dan Schulman Named President and CEO-Designee of PayPal Ahead of Spinoff
eBay recruited American Express executive Dan Schulman to lead PayPal and prepare the digital payments network for independent public trading.
PayPal Completes Spinoff from eBay, Debuting as Independent Public Company
Schulman rang the opening bell on NASDAQ for PayPal's independent debut under ticker PYPL at a market valuation of nearly $50 billion.
PayPal Introduces Capability to Buy, Hold, and Sell Cryptocurrency
Schulman launched PayPal's crypto service, enabling hundreds of millions of users and merchants to transact in Bitcoin and Ethereum.
PayPal Names Intuit Executive Alex Chriss as Next President and CEO
PayPal announced Alex Chriss would succeed Dan Schulman as President and CEO effective September 27, 2023.
Dan Schulman Concludes Nine-Year Tenure as PayPal CEO
Schulman stepped down on September 27, 2023, having grown PayPal active accounts from 160 million to over 430 million across his leadership.
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