eBay founder Pierre Omidyar and his wife Pam are founders and sole sponsors of the Ulupono Initiative.

Since making Hawai'i their home, Pierre and Pam Omidyar have been thinking about how they could contribute to efforts related to sustaining the land and energizing the economy. After meeting and working with many of the people and organizations leading these efforts across the islands, the Omidyars narrowed their focus to the areas of waste reduction, local food production, and renewable energy. Pierre and Pam believe these are areas where they can bring their business and philanthropic experiences to bear in a way that will affect positive, sustainable change for Hawai'i.

The Omidyars have asked local business executives Robin Campaniano and Kyle Datta to co-lead this initiative, bringing their diverse skills together to build the local partnerships and relationships that will make the Ulupono Initiative a success.

PIERRE AND PAM OMIDYAR

Pierre and Pam Omidyar are active philanthropists engaged in numerous efforts to make the world a better place. Pierre and Pam are guided by the belief that people are basically good and that every person has the power to make a difference. Pierre was guided by these beliefs when he founded eBay in 1995. By enabling people to connect over shared interests, develop trust through transparent trading practices, and ultimately build individual businesses, eBay demonstrated that a successful business can also be an effective tool for improving lives. As a result, Pierre and Pam use an expanded toolset in their philanthropy, making for-profit investments as well as traditional grants. To date, the Omidyars have committed more than $900 million to their philanthropic efforts, including more than $150 million to for-profit companies and more than $750 million to nonprofit organizations.

ROBIN CAMPANIANO

Robin Campaniano is Senior Advisor for Farmers Insurance Hawaii and Hawai'i Insurance Consultants. Prior to joining Farmers Insurance Hawai'i, Robin was insurance commissioner for the state of Hawai'i, and district director and district counsel for the U.S. Small Business Administrations Honolulu District Office. He also practiced law in the private and public sectors. Robin received his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Business Administration degrees from the University of Hawai'i and earned his law degree from the University of San Francisco. He has received many accolades for his business leadership and his extensive involvement in Hawaii's business community and numerous charitable endeavors.

KYLE DATTA

Kyle Datta was recently the CEO of U.S. Biodiesel Group, a national biodiesel firm funded by private equity. Prior to this role, Kyle was Managing Director of Research and Consulting at the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI). He is co-author of RMI's last two major books on energy Winning the Oil End Game and Small is Profitable. Kyle was formerly a vice president at Booz Allen Hamilton and served as managing partner of the firms energy practice in Singapore, and as leader of the U.S. Utility practice. During his twelve years at Booz Allen Hamilton, Kyle worked with Fortune 100 energy companies on strategy, operations, and environmental sustainability in the U.S., Europe, Japan, Asia and Latin America. Kyle received a masters degree in public and private management from the Yale School of Organization and Management and a masters degree in environmental science in resource economics from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies.