[3] George Shaheen was born in 1944[4] and grew up with his twin Gerald in Elmwood, Illinois.
He holds a master's degree in finance from Bradley University, graduating in 1967 and going to work at Arthur Andersen.
[5] He was sent by Arthur Andersen in 1977 in South Bend, Indiana and moved in 1986 to Silicon Valley.
[8] He joined Webvan while it was "one of the largest start-ups during the Dot-com Bubble," with plans to deliver online grocery orders within 30 minutes.
[4][11] His retirement pack included collecting $375,000 each year for the rest of his life from WebVan.
[12] In 2010, Business Insider named him one of the 15 Worst CEOs in American History, citing his involvement with Webvan.