8 things to know about Ryan Cohen, the 'meme king' GameStop CEO leading a bid for eBay Ryan Cohen became CEO of GameStop in 2023. GameStop GameStop wants to acquire eBay, a company roughly five times its size, for $55.5 billion. GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen gained fame as a "meme king" during the company's 2021 stock run-up. Here's what we know about Cohen's background, including his role as a Chewy cofounder. GameStop's surprise bid for eBay isn't the first meme-able thing that Ryan Cohen has been involved in. Cohen, GameStop's CEO, is at the helm of the company's effort to buy eBay for $55.5 billion. He was also the focus of Reddit's r/wallstreetbets five years ago as retail stock traders pushed up GameStop's price — the high point of the "meme stock" craze. The unsolicited offer for eBay, which the company made public on Sunday, dwarfs GameStop's own $11.9 billion market capitalization, leading some to question how the gaming retailer could afford the deal.…