Richard Barton

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Rich leads the company’s work to transform how people buy, sell, rent and finance homes. Rich co-founded Zillow in 2005 and served as CEO until 2010, when he became the company’s executive chairman. He returned as CEO in early 2019.Before Zillow, Rich founded Expedia within Microsoft in 1994 and successfully spun the company out as a public company in 1999. He served as president, CEO and board director of Expedia from 1999 until 2003. He also co-founded and served as non-executive chairman of Glassdoor from 2007 to 2018.

As Chief Executive Officer of Zillow Group, Rich Barton leads the company’s work to transform how people buy, sell, rent, and finance homes. Rich co-founded Zillow in 2005 and served as CEO until 2011, when he became the company’s executive chairman. He returned as CEO in early 2019.

Before Zillow, Rich founded Expedia within Microsoft in 1994 and successfully spun the company out as a public company in 1999. He served as president, CEO and board director of Expedia from 1999 until 2003. He also co-founded and served as non-executive chairman of Glassdoor from 2007 to 2018.

Rich was a venture partner at Benchmark from 2005 until 2018. He’s served on many public company boards and continues to be a director of Qurate Retail, Inc., Artsy, and Zillow Group, Inc. He earned a Bachelor of Science in General Engineering: Industrial Economics from Stanford University.

 

Personal Details

Title: Mr
Surname: Barton
Known as: Richard
DoB: 02/06/1967
Age: 59 years
M/F: Male
Nationality: American
Country of Birth: American
Language: English
Qualification: Bachelor of Science in General Engineering
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President

Expedia Group
Appointed Date: 01/01/1994
Date Resigned: 01/01/2003
Industry: Technology

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CompanyCommitteeRoleAppointment DateResignation Date
NetflixAuditMember01/05/2002
NetflixBoardMember01/05/2002

 

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