Santa Fe Institute

Bio

Gary Bengier capped a 23-year business career by building and leading the financial team in the early formative years at eBay. From 1997 to 2001 he was eBay’s chief financial officer, during which time he led the company’s initial and secondary public offerings. Deeply involved with the company’s strategy, Mr. Bengier helped grow eBay to over $9 billion in gross traded merchandise sales. He also served as S.V.P. for strategic planning before retiring at the end of 2001.

With a focus on financial and strategic roles, Mr. Bengier has participated in a variety of new technologies, including the internet, semiconductor chip design, computer peripherals, scientific instrumentation, and biotechnology. Prior to eBay in 1997, Mr. Bengier was vice president and chief financial officer of VXtreme, Inc., a developer of Internet video-streaming products. From 1993 through 1996, Mr. Bengier was corporate controller at Compass Design Automation, a publisher of electronic circuit design software. Mr. Bengier has also held senior financial positions at Qume Corp. and Bio-Rad Laboratories and spent several years as a management consultant for Touche Ross & Co.

Mr. Bengier holds an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and a B.B.A., summa cum laude, in computer science and operations research from Kent State University.

In addition to the Santa Fe Institute, Mr. Bengier serves on the board of directors of Logitech Inc., a maker of computer interface products. He is also on the board of the Exploratorium, a unique hands-on science museum and leader in science education through its teachers' institute.

He currently spends his time on travel, philanthropy, board and committee activities, and on the study of astrophysics.