# Bill Ready

> Bill Ready is the CEO and a director of Pinterest, appointed in June 2022 after leading commerce at Google and serving as PayPal’s COO. A first-generation college graduate from rural Kentucky, he previously led Braintree and Venmo and now focuses on visual search, shopping and deliberate user choices. His career connects payment infrastructure with consumer discovery; Pinterest reported 640 million monthly active users in Q2 2026.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at Pinterest
- **Organizations:** Pinterest, Google, PayPal, Braintree, Venmo, iPay Technologies, Accel, Visa, Williams-Sonoma
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science in Information Systems and Finance, University of Louisville, Master of Business Administration, Harvard Business School
- **Known for:** Led Braintree and Venmo through the Braintree acquisition by eBay for approximately $800 million in cash, completed in December 2013., Helped expand Braintree within PayPal; in September 2015, reported expected annual authorized payment volume above $50 billion, versus $12 billion in 2013., Announced free retail listings on Google Search and commission-free Buy on Google checkout in 2020.

## Career timeline

- **2001** — Graduated from the University of Louisville.
- **2008–2011** — President of iPay Technologies.
- **2011** — Became CEO of Braintree after serving as an executive in residence at Accel.
- **2012** — Braintree acquired Venmo; Ready led both businesses.
- **2013** — eBay completed its approximately $800 million acquisition of Braintree in December; Ready continued leading Braintree within PayPal.
- **2016–2019** — Served as PayPal executive vice president and chief operating officer; PayPal announced his planned year-end departure in June 2019.
- **2020** — Joined Google as president of commerce in January.
- **2021** — Appointed Google president of commerce, payments and next billion users in April.
- **2022** — Became Pinterest CEO and a board member, effective June 29.
- **2026** — Led Pinterest as Q2 monthly active users reached 640 million; the company announced new visual search advertising and a workforce restructuring.

## Achievements

- Led Braintree and Venmo through the Braintree acquisition by eBay for approximately $800 million in cash, completed in December 2013.
- Helped expand Braintree within PayPal; in September 2015, reported expected annual authorized payment volume above $50 billion, versus $12 billion in 2013.
- Announced free retail listings on Google Search and commission-free Buy on Google checkout in 2020.
- Pinterest reported 640 million monthly active users and approximately $1.18 billion revenue for Q2 2026 under his leadership.
- Serves on the boards of Pinterest, Visa and Williams-Sonoma.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Pinterest announced James Dibbo as CFO, reporting to Ready, effective October 26, 2026; that start date is after this profile’s research date.
- **2026-09** — Pinterest announced Visual Search Ads for beta access and Restyle beta in the United States and Canada.
- **2026-08** — Pinterest reported Q2 revenue of approximately $1.18 billion, 640 million monthly active users and a GAAP net loss of about $47 million.
- **2026-08** — David Brinker’s appointment as global head of content was reported by Axios.
- **2026-01** — Pinterest disclosed a restructuring plan expected to affect less than 15% of its workforce, with resource allocation toward AI roles and products.

## Links

- Website: https://pinterest.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/williamready

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Last updated: 2026-10-22