Philanthropist and Entrepreneur Jeff Skoll Announces Chief Strategist Hire

							Philanthropist and Entrepreneur Jeff Skoll
Announces Chief Strategist Hire
Long-Time Advisor to Skoll Organizations Joins New Operating Company

April 13, 2010 10:24 PM Eastern Daylight Time  

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--The Jeff Skoll Group announced today that Noah
Manduke has joined the company as its Chief Strategy Officer.

The Jeff Skoll Group is a newly created operating company overseeing and supporting Jeff Skoll’s portfolio of
philanthropic and commercial enterprises, including Participant Media, TakePart.com, the Skoll Foundation, the
Skoll World Forum, the Skoll Global Threats Fund, and Capricorn Investment Group. Noah Manduke will work
alongside Jeff Skoll and the leadership of his organizations to continually sharpen strategic planning and facilitate
collaborative impact within the Group. Manduke will also be a principal spokesperson for Jeff Skoll, triaging
opportunities for Skoll’s personal engagement and working with key strategic partners to advance the aims of the
Jeff Skoll Group.

“We now have several dedicated organizations employing distinct approaches and mechanisms to confront the
world’s most pressing problems,” commented Jeff Skoll Group Founder and CEO Jeff Skoll. “Noah has been
working with me for nearly a decade and is uniquely suited to coordinate our collective effort to accelerate social
impact. He is highly regarded by the leadership of our organizations, as he played a seminal role in developing the
unique strategy and identity for several of them.” 

Jeff Skoll is a philanthropist and entrepreneur. As founder and chairman of the Skoll Foundation, Participant Media
and the Skoll Global Threats Fund, he is bringing life to his vision of a sustainable, peaceful and prosperous world.
Jeff was the first full-time employee and first President of eBay, developing the company's inaugural business plan
and leading its successful initial public offering. He also pioneered creation of the eBay Foundation through the
allocation of pre-IPO shares.

“This is a thrilling once-in-a-lifetime privilege to work even more closely with one of the world’s most innovative
change agents, his organizations’ visionary leadership, and his renowned partners all over the world,” said Noah
Manduke. “I have long admired Jeff’s extraordinary commitment and multilateral approach to making an enduring
difference in the big issues facing humanity.” 

Prior to joining the Jeff Skoll Group, Manduke was the president of Durable Good, a management consulting firm
focused on helping the social sector leverage brand building disciplines to accelerate impact. He is also the former
President and Chief Operating Officer of leading branding firm, Siegel+Gale. Before joining Siegel & Gale, Noah
spent 13 years at ad agency, Ogilvy & Mather, where he was a Senior Partner. Noah is currently Vice Chairman of
the Board of Directors of the UCLA Alumni Association.

Contacts
For The Jeff Skoll Group
Brooke Medansky or Alice Zou, 323-933-3399

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