Samantha Wellington

About Samantha Wellington

As Chief Legal Officer at eBay I lead a team of extraordinary lawyers, government relations professionals, paraprofessionals and compliance professionals who each work every day in pursuit of our mission to bring economic opportunity for all. We pursue opportunity in 190 countries around the world and relish every chance we have to drive growth and innovation for our company and our customers.I believe in the power of energetic, authentic, and optimistic leadership, apply design thinking and work in an agile manner. I am integrous and decisive with a finely tuned intuition and deep analytical skillset. I see risk as opportunity and ensure that our customer is in the center of every decision.I am passionate about the role that workplace culture has in helping a great company to thrive. I ponder the role of the corporation in the fabric of our society and will always stop to take part in continuing conversations on diversity, equity, and inclusion, workplace benefits, gender gap mitigation, and the future of work.I value folk who connect dots, see learning as a lifetime pursuit, and are passionate about making stuff that is otherwise complicated; simple. Prior to eBay, I spent 8 years at TriNet, 6 as Chief Legal Officer. I am incredibly proud of the work that my team and I did at that company, always keeping culture and our customers at the heart of our work. I am incredibly proud that when I made the decision to leave TriNet for eBay, my team was transitioned to leaders already within the company in accordance with what I believe was well thought through and extremely well executed succession planning. I love growing teams and I love seeing my teams grow and elevate.Prior to TriNet, I spent 12 years providing legal oversight on M&A integration, global expansion, financial transactions, and commercial deals at Oracle Corporation. During this time, I also was a member of the Board of Directors for two of Oracle’s publicly traded interests, Oracle Japan and Oracle Financial Services Software Limited (India).

Experience

1. Senior Vice President & Chief Legal Officer

   eBay

   Oct 2024 — Present · San Jose, CA, US

   As Chief Legal Officer at eBay I lead a team of extraordinary lawyers, government relations professionals, paraprofessionals and compliance professionals who each work every day in pursuit of our mission to bring economic opportunity for all. We work in 190 countries around the world and dive into opportunities to drive growth and innovation for our company and our customers.

Education

• University of Wollongong

  BCA, Theatre

  1998

• University of Wollongong

  Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice

  2002 — 2002

• UNSW

  LLM, Specialization in Media, Communications, and Information Technology Law

  2007

• University of Wollongong

  LLB, Corporate Law

  1996 — 2002