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Nov 2022
41m 52s

PayPal: Dan Schulman

Guy Raz | Luminary
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Mixing business and social justice isn't a strategy most companies are willing to adopt, which is why Dan Schulman's actions as CEO of PayPal have garnered so much attention. In 2016, he canceled a plan for an operations center in North Carolina after the state passed its infamous "bathroom bill." Schulman champions his "employee first" strategy and has rais ... Show More
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