Pierre Omidyar made billions by founding the e-commerce giant eBay in 1995. Three decades later, Omidyar still relies on the online marketplace for a considerable share of his wealth and influence. Now, the billionaire is sponsoring a well-publicized conference headlined by individuals who have frequently attacked one of eBay’s primary competitors: Amazon.
The Omidyar Network, a giant in the left-of-center fundraising world, is listed as one of the sponsors of the annual “Anti-Monopoly Summit.” The summit’s headliners include the likes of former Federal Trade Commission chair Lina Khan, American Prospect executive editor David Dayen, former Assistant Attorney General of the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division Jonathan Kanter, and Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), all of whom, among many others slated to be in attendance, have histories of advocating antitrust enforcement against Amazon.
