John Rainey joined PayPal in 2015 as Chief Financial Officer overseeing PayPal’s financial stability and growth. As part of the management team, John leads PayPal’s financial operations, regional finance teams, global pricing, enterprise planning and analysis group and investor relations department. He brings more than 20 years of financial management experience.
Prior to PayPal, John served as Executive Vice President and CFO at United Continental Holdings, Inc.’s United Airlines where he acted as a customer advocate and led the most profitable era in the company’s history. In this role John was responsible for the company’s overall financial strategy and corporate strategy function overseeing corporate finance, treasury, financial planning and analysis, tax, accounting, investor relations, strategic planning and risk management. He began his professional career at Ernst & Young LLP in Houston.
John is a member of the WSJ CFO Network. As a leader on the March of Dimes national board of trustees, he was named the 2015 national chair of the March for Babies – the nation’s biggest fundraiser for mom and baby health.
John earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in business administration from Baylor University. He is a Certified Public Accountant.