Neha Parikh is an Indian-American business executive. In June 2021, Parikh became CEO of Waze, a subsidiary of Google.[1][2][3] Prior to becoming CEO of Waze, Neha was the President of Hotwire within the Expedia Group until 2020. Neha currently serves as a Member of the Board of Directors for Carvana.[4]
Neha Parikh | |
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| Born | 1980 (age 43–44) Houston, Texas |
| Citizenship | American |
| Alma mater | University of Texas, Austin |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur, businesswoman, investor |
Career
editHotels.com
editParikh joined Hotels.com in 2008 as a Product Manager. She was eventually promoted to Senior Vice President, Hotels.com Global Brands & Retail in 2015. In 2017, Parikh became President of Hotwire, which is part of the Expedia Group, a role she served in until 2020 . At the time, Parikh was Expedia's youngest and first female President.[5]
Carvana
editParikh joined the Board of Directors of Carvana (NYSE:CVNA) in April 2019. She currently serves on their Audit and Compensation and Nominating committees. [6]
Waze
editWhen Parikh joined Waze as CEO in June 2021, she replaced Noam Bardin, who stepped down in November 2020 as the CEO after leading the company for 12 years.[citation needed] In December 2022 it was announced Parikh would be leaving the role upon the organizational merger between Waze and Google Maps, and she officially left in July 2023 following that integration.[7]
Education
editParikh holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Texas and a Master of Business Administration from the Kellogg School of Management.[2]
Personal life
editNeha is married and lives with her husband in New York City.[8]
References
edit- ^ Hawkins, Andrew J. (2021-05-26). "Waze names former Hotwire president Neha Parikh as CEO". The Verge. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
- ^ a b Reporter, India-West Staff. "Former Hotwire President Neha Parikh Assumes CEO Role at Navigation App Waze". India West. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
- ^ "Indian American Neha Parikh leads popular navigation app Waze". The American Bazaar. 2021-07-08. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
- ^ "Carvana Adds Neha Parikh, President of Hotwire, to Board of Directors". www.businesswire.com. 2019-04-22. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
- ^ Hawkins, Andrew J. (2021-05-26). "Waze names former Hotwire president Neha Parikh as CEO". The Verge. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
- ^ "Neha Parikh appointed new CEO of crowd-sourced navigation app Waze". The Hindu. PTI. 2021-07-08. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
- ^ Bellan, Rebecca (2022-12-08). "Google combines Maps and Waze teams as pressures mount to cut costs". TechCrunch.
- ^ "Neha Parikh". Skift Live. Retrieved 2022-10-30.