GameStop’s billionaire CEO is an entrepreneur without a college degree who cofounded Chewy. Now he has his sights set on buying eBay for $56 billion

GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen is a billionaire entrepreneur who is known for taking big risks. Yet, his biggest challenge may be his attempt to revive the struggling gaming retail chain.

With GameStop’s unsolicited $56 billion offer to buy eBay this week, Cohen, who has an estimated net worth of $5 billion, has once again been thrust into the spotlight. 

Cohen was born in Montreal, Canada. He never attended college, instead gleaning some of his most valuable lessons from his father, who was highly disciplined, he told Forbes. His father ran six miles daily without fail, he said, even in the freezing cold. But most importantly, he was supportive of Cohen.

“His unconditional love gave me the confidence to be misunderstood, to walk away from things that didn’t feel right, and to learn from my mistakes,” he told Forbes.

Cohen emulated his father’s discipline when he was building his startup, online pet goods retailer Chewy, which was acquired by PetSmart in 2017 for $3.35 billion—the........

© Fortune