Mandy Ginsberg
Mandy Ginsberg | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1969 or 1970 (age 54–55) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Businesswoman |
| Known for | CEO of Match Group |
Mandy Ginsberg (born 1969 or 1970[1]) is an American businesswoman and manager, who is the former CEO of Match Group.[2][3][4]
Early life and education
[edit]Ginsberg grew up in Dallas where she was educated at the Hockaday School. She graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 1992 and subsequently obtained an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.[1][5]
Career
[edit]In her early career Ginsberg was Vice President of Consumer Technology for Edelman Public Relations Worldwide, and subsequently became Vice President of Worldwide Marketing at JDA Software.[5]
IAC Group
[edit]In 2006, Ginsberg joined IAC, where she has since worked in different positions. In 2008 she became executive vice-president and general manager of Match Group’s North American operations and in 2010 was nominated as CEO of the Match Group Americas, where she continued to focused the Match U.S. brand, Match Affinity Brands, OkCupid, PlentyOfFish, ParPerfeito and the brands north and south American expansion.[3] She also was CEO of the IAC's Tutor.com, and when the company bought The Princeton Review in 2014, Ginsberg continued as CEO of the newly formed company.[6]
Match Group
[edit]Since August 2017, Ginsberg has been CEO of Match Group. The group currently owns more than 45 brands (e.g. Tinder, Hinge, OkCupid) and is active in 190 countries and 42 languages.[2][7] When Ginsberg took over operations she had the entire company audited, to secure equal pay between men and women. She also uses and promotes as system of paying raises, without employees demanding them.[8] In January 2020, Ginsberg stepped down from her position as the CEO of Match Group for personal reasons.[9][10]
Other activities
[edit]Ginsberg joined the boards of Uber in 2020 and ThredUp in early 2021.[1][11]
Personal life
[edit]Ginsberg is married for the second time and has two daughters.[2][12] Her house in North Dallas was destroyed by a tornado in October 2019.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Halklas, Marla (February 7, 2021). "Mandy Ginsberg talks about her life, a year after stepping down as Match Group CEO". The Dallas Morning News.
- ^ a b c "Match Is the Sweetheart of Online Dating—But Can It Fend Off Facebook and Bumble?". Fortune. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
- ^ a b Gelles, David (2011-07-29). "Inside Match.com". Financial Times. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
- ^ "Leadership – Match Group". mtch.com. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
- ^ a b "Wharton Magazine: Mandy Ginsberg CEO, Match Group" (PDF).
- ^ "Student Life Survey Press Release | The Princeton Review". www.princetonreview.com. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
- ^ "IGNITION 2018: Hear from Match CEO Mandy Ginsberg on the $12 billion online dating market that she's tasked with defending from Facebook and Bumble". Business Insider. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
- ^ Bort, Julie. "Match Group's CEO audited the company's payroll to make sure she was paying women equally and was surprised at the results". Business Insider. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
- ^ Wells, Georgia (2020-01-28). "Match Group CEO Mandy Ginsberg Steps Down". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
- ^ "Match Group CEO Mandy Ginsberg is stepping down". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
- ^ Loizos, Connie (July 2, 2020). "Uber adds another director to its board: Flex CEO Revathi Advaithi". TechCrunch.
- ^ "SCOTUS Abortion, Women World Cup, Match CEO Mandy Ginsberg". Fortune. Retrieved 2019-03-11.