Talk:Devin Wenig

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Hello.

My name is Jennifer Lowe, and I work at eBay.

Devin Wenig in September 2015

I noticed that the current picture of Devin Wenig is outdated. We suggest using a more recent picture of Devin without anyone else in the photo.

He is also no longer the director of Reuters.

Thanks for your consideration.

JenniferKL (talk) 22:56, 14 January 2016 (UTC)

Jennifer Lowe

SPA/COI editing?

I left a note on User talk:Truthchild (as have several other editors) asking about whether this account has a COI with respect to editing this and related pages, noting that this editor appears to be a WP:SPA. Novellasyes (talk) 13:24, 31 August 2021 (UTC)

Updating Article

Hello, I am requesting two updates to Wenig's current roles and work.

General Motors role (Lead and Career sections)

The lead currently reads: "He is a director of General Motors and its subsidiary Cruise Automation, an autonomous vehicle company." This is outdated: GM ended Cruise's robotaxi business in December 2024. (cited here). Please update it to read:

Wenig is a director of General Motors and chairs its Executive Compensation Committee.

In the Career section, right after "In April 2018, he was elected to the General Motors' board of directors.", please add:

As of April 2026, he chairs its Executive Compensation Committee.

Symbolic.ai (Lead and Career sections)

The lead does not yet mention Wenig's current company. Please add after, "...American Business Executive."

Since 2024, Wenig is co-founder and CEO of Symbolic.ai.

In the Career section, please add:

In 2024, Wenig co-founded Symbolic.ai with Ars Technica co-founder Jon Stokes. The artificial intelligence platform is used for research, document analysis, transcription, and fact-checking. In January 2026, Dow Jones Newswires, a News Corp wire service, began using the platform.

References

Thanks in advance. AB FOR Symbolic (talk) 17:32, 9 September 2026 (UTC)

I implemented most of it, with adjustments (e.g. rephrasing and replacing the sec.gov primary source with a secondary source). I left out the role at the Executive Compensation Committee from the lead, it seems relatively minor compared to other roles. Alenoach (talk) 22:35, 16 September 2026 (UTC)

Further additions

Hello, I'm requesting a few additions to this article's Career and Recognition sections.

Career

Please add:

In 2015, Wenig was named to the Paley Center for Media's board of trustees.

Recognition

Please add:

In 2005, Wenig was included in Crain's New York Business's "40 Under 40" list.

In 2015, Wenig received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Union College.

(Note for the reviewing editor: the Crain's reference above is the same source already cited in the article's Early life and Career sections, reference 5. I've added it here as its own citation, as it is currently a "dead link". Kindly replace.)

References

Thanks in advance. Alenoach, thank you for your previous help updating the article. Would you be willing to take a look at these further additions? AB FOR Symbolic (talk) 15:19, 22 September 2026 (UTC)

Partly done: Added the board position. Neither of the awards seem due weight here; my rule of thumb is that either the award must have its own Wikipedia article or the granting of the award must have nontrivial coverage in independent sources. Rusalkii (talk) 15:50, 22 September 2026 (UTC)

Section clean up

Hi, I have some WP:BLPSTYLE and WP:BALANCE suggestions to clean up the "Cyberstalking incident" section of this article. Since the EBay stalking scandal has a dedicated page of its own, the content here should be trimmed to include only the details relevant to Wenig. I also suggest that it be merged into the paragraph in the History section describing Wenig's resignation from eBay. I took a stab at reworking the language based on how this story is covered in the press:

In September 2019, Wenig unexpectedly stepped down from his position of CEO at eBay, amid a dispute with the board stemming from pressure from activist investors to break the company apart. Following Wenig's departure, a cyberstalking and harassment campaign against the owners of an online newsletter became public. Beginning in April 2019, several angry text messages about the owners of the newsletter were exchanged between Wenig and eBay's communications chief. After his departure, eBay announced that an internal investigation had found that, while Wenig's communications were inappropriate, there was no evidence that he knew in advance about or authorized the actions that would later become the cyberstalking case. Wenig was not charged in the case, but was sued civilly by the owners of the newsletter. The suit, filed against eBay, Wenig, and others, was settled before the trial in February 2026. Wenig has denied any involvement in the campaign, saying it was carried out "without [his] knowledge." The total settlement was over $55 million, with $2 million to be paid by Wenig. When Wenig resigned, he kept his annual compensation, plus a severance package provided for under the employment agreement he signed in 2014. Scott Schenkel was appointed interim CEO.

References

Thanks in advance.

Alenoach and Rusalkii, thank you both for your help updating the article. I wonder if you would be interested in helping to clean up this section, as well? AB FOR Symbolic (talk) 16:03, 5 October 2026 (UTC)