Last week eBay Inc.’s state government relations team hosted a tour of our PayPal San Jose campus with California Assemblymember Roger Dickinson, the Chairman of the Assembly Banking and Finance Committee, and several of his personal and Committee staff members.  The tour provided us with an opportunity to exhibit many of the current and future products or services that PayPal plans on offering within the next one to three years.  As the newly appointed Chair of the Committee, Assemblymember Dickinson will be primarily responsible for issues that impact PayPal and other financial services companies, as well as overseeing the California Department of Corporations and the California Department of Financial Institutions.  While the tour was predominantly dedicated to familiarizing the Chairman and his staff with PayPal, the visit also gave us an opportunity to highlight the many contributions our buyer and seller communities make to the overall California economy.  eBay Inc. looks forward to a fruitful relationship with the incoming Chairman during his tenure with the committee.

Pictured (L to R): Mark Farouk, Chief Consultant; David Gonsalves, Chief of Staff; Les Spahn, Legislative Director; Kathleen O'Malley, Principal Consultant; and Assemblymember Roger Dickinson