Updated at 10:45 a.m., Friday, May 25, 2007

eBay founder joins Punahou School board of trustees

Advertiser Staff

Pierre Omidyar, founder of eBay, is a former student of Punahou School. Advertiser library photo

Pierre Omidyar, a software engineer who founded eBay Inc., the world's largest online marketplace, has joined the board of trustees of Punahou School.

Omidyar, who once attended Punahou, will join a board that includes Steve Case, the former head of America Online, who also attended the school.

Omidyar is also a shareholder in Maui Land & Pineapple Co., a company whose majority owner is Case. Omidyar left day-to-day management of San Jose, Calif.-based eBay several years ago and among other endeavors now oversees his foundation that invests in programs that foster self-empowerment.