Richard Barton

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1967 –

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Who is Richard Barton?

In addition to serving as a venture partner at Benchmark, Rich is Chairman

and CEO of Zillow Inc.,

an online real estate service dedicated to providing home buyers and sellers

with valuable tools and information.

Prior to Zillow, Rich

founded Expedia within

Microsoft. In 1999,

he led the spin-off of Expedia from Microsoft and served as the company’s

president and CEO until March, 2003, by which time Expedia had grown to

become the world’s largest online travel retailer.

Prior to founding Expedia, Rich worked in various product management roles on Windows and MS-DOS at Microsoft.

Board Seats: Rich serves as a director of Avvo

and Netflix (Nasdaq: NFLX).

Education: Rich holds a BS degree in industrial engineering from Stanford University.

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Born
Jun 2, 1967
Also known as
  • Rich Barton
  • Richard N Barton
Profession
Education
  • Bachelor of Science, Stanford University
    Industrial engineering
Employment
  • Executive Chairman, Zillow
  • Venture Partner, Benchmark
  • President and CEO, Expedia, Inc.
    (2003/03 - )
  • Microsoft Corporation

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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