Peter Thiel
Peter Thiel is the President of Clarium Capital Management, a hedge fund with $6 billion under mangement. Peter co-founded PayPal and served as its Chairman and CEO until the company's sale to eBay in October 2002 for $1.5 billion. Peter's experience in finance includes managing a successful hedge fund, trading derivatives at CS Financial Products, and practicing securities law at Sullivan & Cromwell. Peter sits on the Board of Directors of the Pacific Research Institute and on the Board of Visitors of Stanford Law School. Peter received his BA in Philosophy and his JD from Stanford.
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