Founder and Chair, Participant Media

Pursuing pro-social entertainment, Skoll can take a bow for “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed” winning Best Documentary film at the prestigious independent Spirit Awards in March; the opioid-crisis movie also received film fest accolades. In a detour from Hollywood, Skoll made a minority investment in November in Washington, D.C. sports/venue giant Monumental Sports & Entertainment. Participant’s 100-plus films have received 86 Academy Award nominations and 21 wins, including Best Picture “Spotlight.” Skoll, who has a net worth of $4.2 billion according to Forbes, co-founded commerce platform eBay and then established Participant in 2004.

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