Insider spoke to PayPal CEO Dan Schulman about taking activist stances on social issues. Schulman says he learned from Richard Branson that companies can serve shareholders and the world. PayPal has supported transgender rights, opposed the Muslim ban, and banned white supremacists. When it comes to brand values, some companies just talk the talk. PayPal s CEO is on a mission to walk the walk. Ask any member of Dan Schulman s team what he is up to on any given morning and you will probably get one of two answers: Sparring or sizing up the next big business opportunity. With the electronic payments company he leads undergoing record-breaking growth and his executive podcast, Never Stand Still, now entering its fourth season, the 62-year-old chief executive of PayPal and martial arts exponent is a man on a mission.