Mr. Davis is an e-business veteran and entrepreneur with a proven track record building and managing large-scale, branded e-commerce businesses. Currently, Mr. Davis is actively advising start-ups and early stage companies.

A former VP Marketing and New Business Development for eBay, Jim led the company's marketing initiatives and helped expand the company's e-commerce business beyond collectibles and flea market items. During his tenure, eBay grew from 8 million to 64 million registered users and increased total revenues from $200 million to almost $1.1 billion.

Prior to eBay, Mr. Davis started and sold two different consumer-driven Internet businesses. First, he co-founded and launched "Total New York", the leading online city website during its tenure, which was sold to AOL's Digital City group in 1997. Next, Mr. Davis co-founded "Chic Simple", the first fully integrated e-commerce, marketing and merchandising company online for women. The business was sold to private investors in 1999.

Mr. Davis holds a Bachelor's degree from Northwestern University.