SEATTLE, Jan. 9, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Zillow Group announced today the reappointment of
Bill Gurley, prominent venture
capitalist and partner at Benchmark Capital, to the company's Board
of Directors, effective immediately. Gurley previously served on
the Board from 2005 to 2015.
Zillow Group co-founder and CEO Rich
Barton said:
"We couldn't be happier to welcome Bill Gurley back to our Board of Directors. I
can easily say Zillow would not be the company it is today without
the invaluable contributions he made as both an investor and
adviser in our earliest days, as well as during his original
decade-long tenure as Board Director. Bill is a visionary and
renowned adviser to mission-driven technology teams building brands
for the long term, with especially deep expertise in digital
consumer marketplaces. We're excited to have his insights and
expertise once again helping guide Zillow's growth and success."
Bill Gurley, partner at
Benchmark and newest member of Zillow Group's Board, said:
"Zillow is drastically improving the renting,
buying and selling experience for consumers across the country. In
the 18 years since I first invested in Zillow and joined its board,
it's been incredibly rewarding to see the company grow to be a
household name and category leader by delivering innovative
products and services for consumers and agents. Over the next
several years, I believe Zillow is going to harness its astounding
brand power to continue transforming the consumer experience and
real estate industry."
Bill Gurley has spent more than
20 years as a general partner at Benchmark, joining in 1999. In
addition to Zillow, over his venture career, Bill has invested in
and served on the board of such companies as Jamdat (IPO: JMDT,
Acq. by EA), GrubHub (IPO: GRUB), Nextdoor (IPO: KIND),
OpenTable (IPO: OPEN, Acq. by Priceline), Stitch
Fix (IPO: SFIX), and Uber (IPO: UBER).
Before entering the venture capital business, Bill spent four
years on Wall Street as an "Institutional Investor"-ranked research
analyst, including three years at CS First Boston. He also worked
as the lead analyst on Amazon's IPO. Prior to his finance career,
he worked as a computer engineer at Compaq in Houston.
Bill received his Bachelor of Science in computer science from
the University of Florida and a Master
of Business Administration from the University
of Texas. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst. Bill
maintains a blog on the evolution and economics of high-technology
businesses called Above the Crowd, and he can be followed on X at
@bgurley.
Zillow Group's Board of Directors includes Rich Barton, Lloyd
Frink, Amy Bohutinsky,
Erik Blachford, Claire Cormier Thielke, Bill Gurley, Jay
Hoag, Gregory Maffei,
Gordon Stephenson, and April Underwood.
About Zillow Group:
Zillow Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: Z and ZG) is reimagining real estate
to make home a reality for more and more people. As the most
visited real estate website in the United
States, Zillow and its affiliates help people find and get
the home they want by connecting them with digital solutions, great
partners, and easier buying, selling, financing and renting
experiences.
Zillow Group's affiliates, subsidiaries and brands include
Zillow®, Zillow Premier Agent®, Zillow Home Loans℠, Trulia®, Out
East®, StreetEasy®, HotPads®, ShowingTime+℠, Spruce® and Follow Up
Boss®.
All marks herein are owned by MFTB Holdco, Inc., a Zillow
affiliate. Zillow Home Loans, LLC is an Equal Housing Lender, NMLS
#10287 (www.nmlsconsumeraccess.org). © 2023 MFTB Holdco, Inc., a
Zillow affiliate.
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