✓ Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Zillow Group, Inc.
Qualifications/Expertise:
- Co-founder and CEO Leadership
- Technology Industry
- Entrepreneur
- Operational Management
- Corporate Governance
Richard N. Barton (age 56) is our co-founder and has served as Chief Executive Officer since February 2019. Mr. Barton has been a member of our Board since inception in December 2004, served as Chief Executive Officer from inception until September 2010, and served as Executive Chairman from September 2010 to February 2019. Mr. Barton served as a venture partner at Benchmark, a venture capital firm, from February 2005 through September 2018. Prior to co-founding our Company, Mr. Barton founded Expedia as a group within Microsoft Corporation in 1994. Microsoft spun out the group as Expedia, Inc., an online travel company (“Expedia”) in 1999, and Mr. Barton served as Expedia’s President, Chief Executive Officer, and as a member of its board of directors from 1999 to 2003. Mr. Barton also co-founded and served as Non-Executive Chairman of Glassdoor, a job search and data site, from June 2007 through the company’s acquisition in June 2018. Mr. Barton also previously served on the board of directors of Altimeter Growth Corp., a special purpose acquisition company, from September 2020 to December 2021, and Altimeter Growth Corp. 2, a special purpose acquisition company, from January 2021 to March 2022.
Current Other Company Board Service:
- Netflix, Inc. (a public online media subscription provider), since 2002; currently serves on the Audit Committee
- Qurate Retail, Inc. (formerly Liberty Interactive Corporation) (a public holding company of businesses in the electronic retailing, media, communications, and entertainment industries), since 2016; currently serves on the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
Education: Bachelor of Science in General Engineering: Industrial Economics, Stanford University