Gary F. Bengier
Gary F. Bengier is an American entrepreneur, business executive, technologist and writer. He is best known as the CFO of eBay, who led the company's initial and secondary public offerings. He also took senior executive positions at various Silicon Valley technology companies.
Bengier is the author of two philosophical speculative fiction works: Unfettered Journey and Journey to 2125.
Early life and education
Bengier was raised in Richmond, Ohio. His father was a US veteran, who served as a U.S. Marine during the Korean War.From 1979 to 1981, Bengier attended Harvard Business School where he earned an MBA degree. In 2012, Bengier completed his MA degree in philosophy from San Francisco State University, where he studied philosophy of mind. Bengier also holds a BBA in Computer Science and Operations Research from Kent State University, where he graduated summa cum laude.
Early in his career, Bengier served as corporate controller at Compass Design Automation in 1993–1996. Prior to eBay, he was a vice president and CFO of VXtreme, a streaming video company, later acquired by Microsoft Corporation.
Career
eBay
In 1997, Bengier joined eBay when the company was still in its early stages of development as a startup. He remained with the company until 2001 as chief financial officer. Bengier was instrumental in building eBay's financial and administrative team in the early formative years.During his tenure, Bengier led the eBay's initial and secondary public offerings which raised $1.5 billion in equity capital. According to Adam Cohen's book, Bengier played a key role in taking eBay public in September 1998. As CFO Magazine notes: "the Harvard Business School-trained Bengier has helped transform the online auctioneer from a Silicon Valley startup into a Wall Street favorite".