Francesco Rovetta

San Francisco, California United States

Founder, Chief Mountaineer

Technology / Software / Internet

As Business Development Director at PayPal focusing on Mobile, I am responsible for negotiating and executing strategic partnerships to expand the penetration of PayPal Mobile across devices, platforms and solutions. I previously led eBay Mobile, where I drove the business unit to exceed the projected 2008 year-end double-digit million dollar target. Under my leadership, eBay Mobile offering was revamped, including the launch of the wildly successful eBay’s iPhone application (#1 m-commerce app). Prior to eBay, I managed in-licensing deals of core technologies related to voice, video, and data communications at Skype, negotiating multimillion dollar software and patent license agree...