Patrick M. Byrne

Former Chairman and President of Overstock.com

Dr. Patrick M. Byrne, is an American entrepreneur and e-commerce pioneer. In 1999 he launched Overstock.com after acquiring and renaming D2 (Discount Directs), a retail company started two years prior. He successfully took the company public and oversaw its growth, with its first $1B year in 2010. Other successes and accolades include Forbes magazine's naming Overstock.com the No. 9 Best Company to Work for in the Country for 2010, and Byrne the CEO with the highest employee approval rating. Byrne also received the 2011 Ernst & Young National Entrepreneur of the Year Award. On August 22, 2019, Byrne resigned his CEO and board seat at Overstock via a 1600 word email. In the email he admitted to a romantic affair with the Russian Maria Butina but did not provide additional information on how this prompted his resignation. Since Milton Friedman’s passing in 2006, Byrne has served as chairman of The Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice, an organization leading the national debate for school vouchers. A “classical liberal,” Byrne believes that our nation’s success depends on a sound educational system and healthy capital markets.

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Richard Uihlein	John McCain, Ron Paul, Gordon Harold Smith, George Allen, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mark Sanford, Pro-Growth Action Team, Mitt Romney, Swift Vets and POWs for Truth, Carly Fiorina, Mike Lee, Rand Paul, Josh Mandel, Reinventing a New Direction - Randpac, Mia Love, America's Liberty Political Action Committee Inc, Wendy Rogers, Chris Herrod, John Bolton Super PAC, Greg Gianforte, Scott Taylor
John Catsimatidis	Hillary Clinton, Orrin Hatch, Dean Heller, John McCain, Chuck Schumer, John Kasich, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, New Hampshire Republican State Committee, ORRINPAC, Mitt Romney, Jeanne Shaheen, Chris Christie, Rand Paul, Josh Mandel, Mia Love, Hatch Victory Cmte, Hillary Victory Fund
Thomas W Smith	Hillary Clinton, Dean Heller, John McCain, Ron Paul, George Allen, John Kasich, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, ORRINPAC, Mark Sanford, Pro-Growth Action Team, Mitt Romney, Carly Fiorina, Mike Lee, Josh Mandel, Mia Love, John Bolton Super PAC, Greg Gianforte, Scott Taylor
Paul Singer	Robert Bennett, Orrin Hatch, Dean Heller, John McCain, Chuck Schumer, Gordon Harold Smith, George Allen, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Democratic National Committee, New Hampshire Republican State Committee, ORRINPAC, Mitt Romney, Swift Vets and POWs for Truth, Carly Fiorina, Jason Chaffetz, Mike Lee, Mia Love, Wendy Rogers, John Bolton Super PAC
Thomas E McInerney	Orrin Hatch, Dean Heller, John McCain, Rick Renzi, Chuck Schumer, Gordon Harold Smith, George Allen, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, New Hampshire Republican State Committee, ORRINPAC, Mitt Romney, Mike Lee, Josh Mandel, John Bolton Super PAC, Hatch Victory Cmte, Greg Gianforte, Scott Taylor, American Leadership Fund
August A Busch III	Hillary Clinton, John McCain, George Allen, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Democratic National Committee, New Hampshire Republican State Committee, Mitt Romney, Carly Fiorina, Chris Christie, Mike Lee, Rand Paul, Josh Mandel, America's Liberty Political Action Committee Inc, Wendy Rogers, America Leads, John Bolton Super PAC, Scott Taylor, American Leadership Fund
Kenneth S Abramowitz	Hillary Clinton, Orrin Hatch, Dean Heller, John McCain, Chuck Schumer, Gordon Harold Smith, George Allen, John Kasich, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Straight Talk America, Mitt Romney, Carly Fiorina, Chris Christie, Mike Lee, Rand Paul, Josh Mandel, Mia Love, Hatch Victory Cmte
Marc Rowan	Hillary Clinton, Orrin Hatch, Dean Heller, John McCain, Mark Pryor, Chuck Schumer, George Allen, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Straight Talk America, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, ORRINPAC, Mitt Romney, Jeanne Shaheen, Mike Lee, Rand Paul, Hatch Victory Cmte
Leonard Blavatnik	Hillary Clinton, Dean Heller, John McCain, Mark Pryor, Chuck Schumer, Gordon Harold Smith, George Allen, John Kasich, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, New Hampshire Republican State Committee, Mitt Romney, Jeanne Shaheen, Carly Fiorina, Mike Lee
John K Castle	Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Chuck Schumer, Gordon Harold Smith, George Allen, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Straight Talk America, Democratic National Committee, ORRINPAC, Pro-Growth Action Team, Mitt Romney, Mike Lee, Rand Paul, Wendy Rogers, Hatch Victory Cmte, John Bolton Super PAC, Hatch Victory Cmte
Marc Goldman	Robert Bennett, John McCain, Gordon Harold Smith, George Allen, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Mark Sanford, Mitt Romney, Carly Fiorina, David Jeffrey Harmer, Jason Chaffetz, Mike Lee, Rand Paul, Josh Mandel, Mia Love, Scott Taylor
Richard R Rogers	Maria Cantwell, Hillary Clinton, Orrin Hatch, Dean Heller, John McCain, Mark Pryor, George Allen, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, ORRINPAC, Mitt Romney, Chris Christie, Jason Chaffetz, Mike Lee, Rand Paul, Josh Mandel
Stanley S. Hubbard	Robert Bennett, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Chuck Schumer, Gordon Harold Smith, John Kasich, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, ORRINPAC, Mitt Romney, Carly Fiorina, Chris Christie, David Jeffrey Harmer, America Leads, Scott Taylor
George Vradenburg	Maria Cantwell, Hillary Clinton, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Chris Murphy, Chuck Schumer, George Allen, John Kasich, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Straight Talk America, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, New Hampshire Republican State Committee, ORRINPAC, Jeanne Shaheen, Carly Fiorina
Leslie Rose	Orrin Hatch, Dean Heller, John McCain, Ron Paul, Gordon Harold Smith, George Allen, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Pro-Growth Action Team, Mitt Romney, Mike Lee, Rand Paul, Josh Mandel, Reinventing a New Direction - Randpac, Carl Wimmer, Mia Love, America's Liberty Political Action Committee Inc
Robert A Day	Robert Bennett, Hillary Clinton, Judd Alan Gregg, Orrin Hatch, Dean Heller, John McCain, Chuck Schumer, Gordon Harold Smith, George Allen, John Kasich, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Straight Talk America, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Mitt Romney, Carly Fiorina, Rand Paul
Seth Klarman	Maria Cantwell, Hillary Clinton, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Mark Pryor, Chuck Schumer, George Allen, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Mitt Romney, Jeanne Shaheen, Carly Fiorina, Chris Christie, Jason Chaffetz, America Leads
Leon M Wagner	Hillary Clinton, Orrin Hatch, Dean Heller, John McCain, Chris Murphy, Chuck Schumer, George Allen, John Kasich, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, Straight Talk America, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Mitt Romney, Chris Christie, Josh Mandel, Hillary Victory Fund
Tatnall Lea Hillman	Dean Heller, John McCain, George Allen, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Pro-Growth Action Team, Mitt Romney, Mike Lee, Rand Paul, Josh Mandel, Reinventing a New Direction - Randpac, Mia Love, America's Liberty Political Action Committee Inc, Wendy Rogers, John Bolton Super PAC, Greg Gianforte, Scott Taylor
Allen Simon	Dean Heller, John McCain, Rick Renzi, George Allen, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Pro-Growth Action Team, Mitt Romney, Carly Fiorina, David Jeffrey Harmer, Mike Lee, Rand Paul, Josh Mandel, Reinventing a New Direction - Randpac, Mia Love, Wendy Rogers

Types	Person, Business Person
Gender	Male
Birthday	1962
Aliases	Dr Patrick Byrne, Patrick Byrne

Patrick M. Byrne

Former Chairman and President of Overstock.com

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