Spencer Rascoff

Spencer Rascoff (born October 24, 1975) is the CEO of Zillow Group, and one of the co-founders of Hotwire.com. Rascoff is also on the boards of directors of TripAdvisor and Hutch.

Early life and education

Rascoff was born to his father, Joseph, who was a manager and producer for numerous well known musicians including The Rolling Stones, U2, and Paul Simon.[1] Rascoff grew up in New York and then Los Angeles, where he attended Harvard-Westlake. He received his A.B. from Harvard University.

Career

After graduating from college, Rascoff worked as a private equity investor at TPG Capital and as an investment banker at Goldman Sachs, Bear Stearns, and Allen & Company.

In 1999, at the age of 24, Rascoff co-founded Hotwire.com, a leading Internet travel company, which a few years later he sold to InterActiveCorp (the parent company of Expedia). He then served as vice president of lodging for Expedia before leaving to work for Zillow.[2]

Rascoff began working for Zillow from its startup phase in 2005, and served various roles though the years including chief operating officer, until his appointment to CEO in 2010.[3] As CEO, Rascoff has led Zillow through its 2011 IPO and 15 acquisitions. In 2017, Spencer was named "The Most Powerful Person in Residential Real Estate" by the Swanepoel Power 200.[4] Spencer was also awarded Glassdoor’s Highest Rated CEO recognition for 2017.[5] He was named one of America’s 20 Most Powerful CEOs 40 and Under by Forbes magazine in 2012[6] and 2013[7]

Other projects

In 2015, he co-wrote and published his first book, the New York Times’ Best Seller “Zillow Talk: Rewriting the Rules of Real Estate.”[8] Rascoff is also the host of “Office Hours,” a monthly podcast featuring candid conversations between prominent executives on leadership and management topics. He is also a member of the Young Presidents’ Organization.

Personal life

In 2015, Rascoff owned a home in the Madison Park neighborhood in Seattle.[9]

References

  1. ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/11/business/media/joseph-rascoff-dead-business-manager-for-rolling-stones.html
  2. ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/22/realestate/commercial/spencer-rascoff.html
  3. ↑ http://www.zillowgroup.com/leadership/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ Stiles, Marc (Jan 9, 2017). "Report names Zillow CEO the most powerful person in real estate". Puget Sound Business Journal.
  5. ↑ "Highest Rated CEOs". Glassdoor.
  6. ↑ Smith, Jacquelyn. "America's 20 Most Powerful CEOs 40 and Under". Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  7. ↑ Smith, Jacquelyn. "America's Most Powerful CEOs 40 And Under". Retrieved 27 January 2014. .
  8. ↑ "Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous Books - Best Sellers - February 22, 2015 - The New York Times". Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  9. ↑ "Zillow Can't Even Get the Listing Details Right on CEO Spencer Rascoff's Own Home". Seattle Bubble. November 12, 2017. Retrieved November 12, 2015.


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