Laurene Powell Jobs Invested $250 Million in David Ellison's Laurene Powell Jobs paid $250 million to acquire shares in Skydance, the David Ellison-led company formed by the merger of Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Laurene Powell Jobs paid $250 million to acquire shares in Skydance, the David Ellison-led company formed by the merger of Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros.