Bob Kagle

Robert Kagle
Born
Flint, Michigan, US
Education
OccupationBusiness director
OrganizationeBay et al

Robert Kagle is an American businessman. He is a director at eBay and a partner at Benchmark, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm. In addition to eBay, Kagle sits on the board of directors for several companies including: E-Loan, Jamba Juice, Logoworks, Mint.com, Prosper, uShip, and ZipRealty.

Kagle's investment in eBay is seen as his first—and biggest—success. Benchmark's $6.7 million investment in eBay "holds the record for the best performing Silicon Valley investment ever: by the spring of 1999, this stake was worth $5 billion". Kagle's share was $170 million, and he has been a director for eBay since 1997.

Kagle was born and raised by his mother in Flint, Michigan. Kagle began his business career working at General Motors, and received a B.S. in electrical and mechanical engineering from General Motors Institute (renamed Kettering University) in 1978. He received his M.B.A. from Stanford Graduate School of Business in 1980.[citation needed]

Before his work at Benchmark, Kagle was a partner at Technology Venture Investors. Prior to his 12 years at TVI, Kagle worked for the Boston Consulting Group.[citation needed]

References

  1. ↑ The Gale Group, Inc. "Benchmark Capital", 'International Directory of Company Histories'
  2. ↑ "Robert Kagle Profile", Forbes.com "Archived copy". Forbes. Archived from the original on May 28, 2009. Retrieved March 21, 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ↑ Himelstein, Linda. "Robert C. Kagle", businessweek.com http://www.businessweek.com/1999/99_39/b3648024.htm Archived December 27, 2010, at the Wayback Machine

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